Full Text of SR1958 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Richard "Dick" Koch Sr. of Harvard, who | 4 | | passed away on August 3, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Richard Koch was born in Harvard to Roy and Ella | 6 | | (Runkle) Koch on January 22, 1940; he graduated from Harvard | 7 | | High School in 1958 and was part of the Dan Horne Hittin' | 8 | | Hornets undefeated team of 1957; he married Judy Martin in | 9 | | Harvard on July 22, 1950; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Richard Koch began working at Bowman Dairy the day | 11 | | he graduated from high school; he retired from Dean Foods; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Richard Koch was an avid hunter and a member of | 13 | | the Alden Fox Hunt Club with his dad in the 50s and 60s; he | 14 | | enjoyed trap shooting at Darien Sporting Goods; he was a | 15 | | handyman and always helped his family and friends with | 16 | | projects; he played softball around the area with the Harvard | 17 | | Men's League and the Farm Bureau; he enjoyed visiting with | 18 | | friends, telling stories, and going to his grandchildren and | 19 | | great-grandchildren's events; being with his family was most | 20 | | important to him; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Richard Koch was preceded in death by his parents; |
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| 1 | | his nephew, Jeff Koch; his niece, Val Koch Pitzen; his | 2 | | father-in-law and mother-in-law, Ernie and Mildred Martin; his | 3 | | brother-in-law, Gary Martin; and his sisters-in-law, Dolores | 4 | | Martin and Janice Ebel; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Richard Koch is survived by his children, Kathy | 6 | | (Roger), Kim (Per), Kelley (Dan), Karen (Chuck), and Richie | 7 | | (Laurie); his grandchildren Adam (Llisha), Emily (Miguel), | 8 | | Raquel, Luke (Jess), Jenna (Neal), Drake, Elle, Fallon, Alex, | 9 | | Maddie, Dakota, and Cheyenne (Hunter); his | 10 | | great-grandchildren, Jackson, Levin, Ryelan, Faye, Kylie, and | 11 | | two more on the way; his brother Ed (Carol); his nephew, Scott; | 12 | | his brothers-in-law, David Martin and Mike (Penny) Martin; and | 13 | | his many nieces, nephews, friends, and extended family members; | 14 | | therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 17 | | Richard "Dick" Koch and extend our sincere condolences to his | 18 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 19 | | further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the family of Richard Koch as an expression of our | 22 | | deepest sympathy.
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