Full Text of SR1130 99th 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 L. Ehlers of Fox Lake, who passed | 4 | | away on October 3, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Richard Ehlers was born in Chicago on September 4, | 6 | | 1927 to Lorenzo and Anna (nee Scaperdine) Ehlers; he graduated | 7 | | from Parker High School in Chicago and served in the United | 8 | | States Navy as an apprentice seaman until 1946; he married | 9 | | Phyllis Crudele on May 14, 1955; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Richard Ehlers worked at the Rock Island Railroad, | 11 | | where he worked his way up to car server agent for the | 12 | | Association of American Railroads; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Richard Ehlers sang and performed in various | 14 | | church performances at St. Cyprian and St. Celestine Churches; | 15 | | in the 70s, he also worked for several years at an animal | 16 | | hospital, where he and Phyllis acquired their first dog; in his | 17 | | free time, he enjoyed bowling with his Leisure Village friends | 18 | | and playing the slot machines at various casinos; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Richard Ehlers was preceded in death by his | 20 | | parents; his brother, Donald (the late Lillian Marie) Ehlers; | 21 | | and his niece, Karen Ehlers; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Richard Ehlers is survived by his wife of 60 | 2 | | years, Phyllis; his 5 children, Lori (Pat) Walsh, John (Julie) | 3 | | Ehlers, Mark (Rosemary) Ehlers, Michael Ehlers, and Susan | 4 | | Scalise; his son-in-law, Lawrence Scalise; his grandchildren, | 5 | | Geja (Daniel Ramos) Ehlers, Stephanie Ehlers, Samantha | 6 | | (Michael Pelligrino) Ehlers, Nick Walsh, Sarah Ehlers, Vince | 7 | | Scalise, Shari Ehlers, and Lauren Scalise; and his 2 | 8 | | great-grandsons, Jimmy and Julian; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 11 | | Richard L. Ehlers, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 12 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 13 | | further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Richard Ehlers as an expression of | 16 | | our deepest sympathy.
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