SR0715 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Richard Marks "Dick" Joy of Champaign, who passed away on July 3, 2017; and

WHEREAS, Richard Joy was born in Elmhurst to Clifford Whitney and Phyllis Rose Marks Joy; he graduated from York High School in Elmhurst, the University of Michigan, and the University of Illinois College of Law, where he was an editor of the law review; and

WHEREAS, Richard Joy clerked for Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert C. Underwood; he was a former partner at the law firm of Dobbins, Fraker, Tennant, Joy, & Perlstein in Champaign, and most recently, a partner at Tummelson Bryan & Knox in Urbana; and

WHEREAS, Richard Joy was an active member of his community, chairing committees and serving on various boards; and

WHEREAS, Richard Joy loved to travel and delighted in seeing the world with both of his wives; he was an avid reader, with subscriptions to dozens of magazines and newspapers, all of which he would regularly tear apart in order to share different articles with his network of friends, family, and acquaintances; he enjoyed playing golf and sleeping on the couch while golf was on television; he was a passionate Fighting Illini fan with season tickets to both football and basketball for 50 years; and

WHEREAS, Richard Joy was preceded in death by his wife of 37 years, Diane Bound Joy; and

WHEREAS, Richard Joy is survived by his wife of eight years, Genevieve Kottemann Joy; his son, Stephen, his wife, Barbara, and their son, Oliver; his son, David, and his wife, Megan; his stepson, Rudy, his wife, Emily, and their daughters, Amber, Subree, and Claire; his stepdaughter, Marnie Wells, and her husband, David; his sister-in-law, Mary Montie, and her family; and his sisters, Dee Joy Coulter, Sue Joy-Sobota, Jinny LaRock, and Sally McKittrick and their families; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Richard Marks "Dick" Joy, 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 Joy as an expression of our deepest sympathy.