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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened |
| 3 | | to learn of the death of Richard E. "Dick" McCloskey, who |
| 4 | | passed away on March 4, 2024; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dick McCloskey was born to Glen and Lorena (Long) |
| 6 | | McCloskey in Cuba on April 30, 1930; he married Marilyn |
| 7 | | Schuman in June 2007; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Dick McCloskey served in the U.S. Army Artillery |
| 9 | | for over 40 years; he served in the Korean Conflict from 1950 |
| 10 | | to 1952; he retired with the rank of chief warrant officer 4 |
| 11 | | (CW4) in 1983; he was called back to serve in Desert |
| 12 | | Shield/Desert Storm from March 1991 to May 1991; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, Dick McCloskey was industrious from a young age, |
| 14 | | owning an ice house and delivering Cuba Ice boxes as a |
| 15 | | teenager; he was a school bus driver at age 20, and he owned |
| 16 | | and operated a gas station in Lewistown; he later owned a |
| 17 | | restaurant, Dick's Hangout in Cuba; he worked at Butler |
| 18 | | Manufacturing in Galesburg and as an industrial engineer at |
| 19 | | International Harvester for 28 years; he also worked as a |
| 20 | | manager at LTD Industries in Lewistown; he owned and operated |
| 21 | | Manufacturing Services in Canton and Rent a Bay in Monterey, |
| 22 | | selling the latter in 1985; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Dick McCloskey received his pilot's license and |
| 2 | | owned a Cessna airplane for many years; he and his wife |
| 3 | | traveled all over the U.S. during summer vacation, visiting |
| 4 | | almost every state; he trained and owned German Shepherds, |
| 5 | | including his last dog, Buddy; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Dick McCloskey was preceded in death by his son, |
| 7 | | Dick McCloskey, and his brothers, Bill McCloskey, Bob |
| 8 | | McCloskey, Gene McCloskey, Ken McCloskey, and Vernon |
| 9 | | McCloskey; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Dick McCloskey is survived by his brother, Larry |
| 11 | | (Helen) McCloskey; his sister, Shirley (Delbert) Price; his |
| 12 | | son, Danny (Mel) McCloskey; his stepsons, Rodney (Sheila) |
| 13 | | Harris and Jeffery (Lisa) Harris; seven grandchildren; eight |
| 14 | | great-grandchildren, with another due in March; and several |
| 15 | | nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL |
| 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 18 | | Richard E. "Dick" McCloskey and extend our sincere condolences |
| 19 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be |
| 20 | | it further
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| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |