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 1                          SENATE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, The members  of  the  Senate  of  the  State  of
 3    Illinois  were  saddened  to learn of the death of Richard P.
 4    Doubek of Palatine on Monday, January 27, 2003; and

 5        WHEREAS, Mr. Doubek was a member of the Mt. Prospect Fire
 6    Department, serving as the  public  information  officer;  he
 7    began  his work with the Mt. Prospect Fire Department in 1986
 8    as a paid-on-call firefighter, eventually holding the rank of
 9    lieutenant; in 1995, he began working for the Fire Prevention
10    Bureau and became the department's spokesman for fire  safety
11    and prevention; and

12        WHEREAS,  As  part  of  his  fire  safety  and prevention
13    duties, Mr. Doubek worked actively with school  children;  he
14    was  also responsible for coordinating the annual fire safety
15    show at Randhurst Mall; like the police department's  Officer
16    Friendly,  Mr.  Doubek  played  a  similar role that could be
17    called Firefighter Friendly; and

18        WHEREAS, The community's appreciation of Mr.  Doubek  was
19    evident  when  the  Mt.  Prospect  High  School football team
20    presented him with the game winning football from their State
21    championship game in November of 2002; and

22        WHEREAS, The passing of Mr. Doubek has been  deeply  felt
23    by  many,  especially his wife, Kim Nagel Doubek; his mother,
24    Rita Doubek;  his  siblings,  Donna  (John)  Jakobsze,  Terry
25    (Robin)  Doubek,  Nancy Doubek, and Kenneth (Jeanine) Doubek;
26    his nieces and nephews, Matthew, Jessica,  Katrina,  Michael,
27    Zachary, Drew, Kaitlyn, and Richard; and a host of colleagues
28    and  friends; he was preceded in death by his father, Richard
29    J. Doubek; therefore, be it

30        RESOLVED, BY  THE  SENATE  OF  THE  NINETY-THIRD  GENERAL
31    ASSEMBLY  OF  THE  STATE  OF ILLINOIS, that together with his
 
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 1    family, friends, co-workers, and his community, we mourn  the
 2    passing  of  Richard P. Doubek and extend to them our deepest
 3    sympathy; and be it further

 4        RESOLVED, That a suitable  copy  of  this  resolution  be
 5    presented  to  the  family of Richard P. Doubek as a token of
 6    our sincerest condolences.