HR0938 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are saddened to learn of the passing of Lt. Col. Richard Eldon Maxwell; and

WHEREAS, Richard Maxwell was born in Portland, Indiana on June 11, 1931 and moved to Nashville, Tennessee at a young age; and

WHEREAS, Richard Maxwell graduated from East Nashville High School in 1950 and Tennessee Tech University in 1955; he joined the U.S. Air Force and entered navigator school at Ellington Air Force Base in Houston, Texas as a 2nd Lieutenant; he was discharged in 1958 and subsequently joined the Tennessee Air National Guard in Nashville, where he was promoted to Major; and

WHEREAS, Richard Maxwell earned his Master Navigator designation and the rank of Lt. Colonel; he became an Air Force ROTC Liaison Officer and qualified more ROTC scholarships to the University of Illinois than any other liaison officer, as well as five cadets who qualified for the Air Force Academy; he was awarded the Distinguished Service Ribbon, the Vietnam Gallantry Ribbon with Palm, and the Air Force Commendation Medal; and

WHEREAS, Richard Maxwell maintained a successful career outside of his military service at the Royal Insurance Company in Nashville; he earned the Man of the Year Award in 1968 and was rated the number one state agent in the U.S.; and

WHEREAS, Richard Maxwell continued his career at Royal Insurance in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, where he was named marketing manager in 1972 and developed Royal's first commercial mass marketing program; he was ultimately appointed to the Board of Directors in 1974; he later joined Roanoke Brokerage Services Inc. as the Director of Compliance and was President of the Chicago Board of Underwriters until retiring in 2000; and

WHEREAS, Upon his retirement, Richard Maxwell became engaged in local politics through the Palatine Citizen Corps Council and state Republican committees; he became a published author in 2010; and

WHEREAS, Richard Maxwell was a loving and devoted husband to his wife of 65 years, Florence Gail Cranch Maxwell, and a loving and devoted father to his children, Gail Allison, Miriam Elizabeth, and Diana Claire; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Lt. Col. Richard Eldon Maxwell and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Richard Maxwell as an expression of our deepest sympathy.