LRB-3071/1
PJD:kmg&jlg:jf
1999 - 2000 LEGISLATURE
May 19, 1999 - Introduced by Representatives Plale and
Suder. Referred to
Committee on Rules.
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1Relating to: the life and public service of Francis Conway.
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Whereas, Francis Conway was born on March 5, 1902, to Michael and
3Catherine Conway in Lyndon Station, Wisconsin, and died March 3, 1999, in Stanley,
4Wisconsin; and
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Whereas, Mr. Conway graduated from Mauston High School, was assistant
6cashier at Lyndon State Bank, and was a state bank examiner; and
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Whereas, in the 1920s, Mr. Conway was instrumental in creating Thorp
8Finance Corporation, which started with an investment of $5,000, and eventually
9grew into a multimillion dollar company and one of the largest consumer loan firms
10in the Midwest; and
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Whereas, as chairman of Thorp Finance Corporation, Mr. Conway kept the
12company headquarters in Thorp until he retired in 1969, when the firm had 137 loan
13offices in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa and Missouri; and
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Whereas, Mr. Conway served on the Consumer Credit Review Board, the
15Banking Review Board, the Marquette University Board, as a delegate to
1Democratic national conventions from the time of President Franklin Roosevelt
2through the presidency of Lyndon Johnson; and
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Whereas, Mr. Conway was past president of the American Finance Conference
4and the American Industrial Bankers Association, and was chosen as "Irishman of
5the Year" by the Shamrock Club of Wisconsin; and
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Whereas, Mr. Conway and his wife, Philomene, were active in the local
7community and donated a library building and a park to Thorp; now, therefore, be
8it
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9Resolved, That the members of the Wisconsin assembly commend Mr. Francis
10Conway's many years of devoted public service, express their sorrow at his death and
11extend their condolences to his family and friends; and, be it further
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12Resolved, That the assembly chief clerk shall provide copies of this resolution
13to Mr. Conway's wife, Philomene; to his children, Mary Elizabeth "Mitzi", Rosanne,
14Catherine, Jane and Connaught; and to his brother, Bernard.
