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91_SR0468
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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to
3 express their sincere condolences to the family and friends
4 of Richard M. Gin, who passed away on December 19, 2000; and
5 WHEREAS, Richard M. Gin was born on March 29, 1931 to
6 Arthur and Lee Toy Gin; he was Aurora's first Chinese baby;
7 and
8 WHEREAS, Richard M. Gin was a life-long resident of the
9 east side of Aurora where he graduated from East High School
10 in 1949; he served his country in the United States Army
11 during the Korean War; and afterwards, he earned his
12 bachelor's degree from Lewis University in 1962; and
13 WHEREAS, After college, Richard's desire to be a business
14 owner led to his many ventures, including Aurora Door
15 Service, from which he retired in 1992; he continued to work
16 on several of his own real estate projects after his
17 retirement; and
18 WHEREAS, During his life, Richard held memberships in
19 many organizations as a gesture to his community, and these
20 included: being an active member of the First Presbyterian
21 Church, serving on the boards of God's Gym, City in Schools,
22 Urban Youth Ministries and the McGowan Gin Rosica Family
23 Foundation; he is also a life member of the East High PTA and
24 received the Urban Youth Ministry "Eagle" Youth Service
25 Award; and
26 WHEREAS, The passing of Richard M. Gin will be deeply
27 felt by all who knew and loved him, especially his wife of 40
28 years, Mary Alice; his children, Sherilyn (husband, Phil)
29 Kingsbury, Calvin (wife, Jennifer) Gin, Sue Kazakis and
30 Connie (husband, Mark) Perez; his grandchildren, Jaclyn,
31 Kerri and Allison Kingsbury; and his sisters, Sue Gin McGowan
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1 and Soon Ho (husband, Harry) Kazakis; therefore, be it
2 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIRST GENERAL
3 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
4 all who knew him, the death of Richard M. Gin of Aurora,
5 Illinois; and be it further
6 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7 presented to the family of Richard M. Gin.