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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 Ronald J. Ward of Chatham, who passed |
| 4 | | away on January 31, 2026; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Ward was born to the late Russell and |
| 6 | | Betty (Ewing) Ward in Jacksonville on June 22, 1950; he served |
| 7 | | in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War; he married |
| 8 | | Katherine M. "Kitty" Moran Koeppel on August 1, 1992; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Ward retired as a security therapy aide |
| 10 | | from the Department of Human Services after 20 years of |
| 11 | | service to the State of Illinois; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Ward enjoyed antique guns, daggers, cars, |
| 13 | | and ham radio, but his greatest enjoyment came from taking |
| 14 | | care of his family; and
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| 15 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Ward is survived by his wife; his son, |
| 16 | | Daniel Koeppel; his daughters, Elizabeth Koeppel and Katherine |
| 17 | | Koeppel; his grandchildren, Parker Loveless and Hannah |
| 18 | | Loveless; and his dog, Luna; therefore, be it
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| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL |
| 20 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |