SR1613 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Dr. Richard "Dick" Hunckler Jr. of Joliet, who passed away on December 21, 2020; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Hunckler was born to Richard J. Sr. and Mary T. (Loscheider) Hunckler on June 6, 1956; he attended St. Jude Grade School and Joliet West High School, where he was president of the senior class, and Joliet Junior College, where he was a member of the state championship golf team; he then attended Eastern Illinois University, where he received the Academic Excellence Award; finally, he attended the Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine, where he was the salutatorian, and the University of Chicago; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Hunckler had a 33-year career as a cosmetic and reconstructive dentist; he was a member of the staff at the Walter G. Zoller Memorial Dental Clinic at The University of Chicago; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Hunckler was voted a member of Omicron Kappa Upsilon, Beta Beta Beta, and the Phi Sigma Society, all national academic fraternities; he was a lifelong golfer and enjoyed numerous outings as part of his foursome The Back Nine Boys, along with Kelly (Nancy) Campbell, Bob (Kathy) Downey, and Tim (Mary) Suste; he also loved playing euchre with and against his lifelong friends and brothers, Steve, Mark, and Jim; he will be remembered as a kind, thoughtful, fun-loving, fiercely loyal, and extremely intelligent man; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Hunckler was preceded in death by his father, Richard J. Hunckler Sr.; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Hunckler is survived by the "love of his life", Jane Marie Condon; his mother, Mary T. Hunckler; his son, Timothy R. Hunckler; his daughter, Amy K. Hunckler; his brothers, Stephen P. (Barbara), Mark A. (Maribeth), and James E. (Amy); his nephew, Thomas R. Hunckler; his honorary sister/cousin, Kathleen Loscheider; and numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Dr. Richard "Dick" Hunckler Jr. 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 Dr. Hunckler as an expression of our deepest sympathy.