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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Richard Norbert "Dick" Friedel of Rock
4Island, who passed away on February 10, 2020; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Dick Friedel was born in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin to
6Norbert and Leone (Wood) Friedel on March 25, 1938; he
7graduated from St. Mary's Springs Academy in Fond du Lac; he
8served active and reserve military duty in the U.S. Army; he
9earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from
10St. Norbert College in De Pere, Wisconsin in 1961; he married
11Marlene J. Kordick at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Des
12Moines, Iowa on October 16, 1965; they settled permanently in
13Rock Island, where they raised their two children; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Dick Friedel was employed as a pharmaceutical
15sales representative by SmithKline & French Laboratories,
16which later became GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) through a series of
17corporate mergers; he retired from GSK in 2003, after 38 years
18of service; he then worked as a part-time driver for Hot Shots
19Nuclear Medicine in Davenport, Iowa; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Dick Friedel was deeply committed to his faith and
21was an active member of St. Pius X Catholic Church in Rock
22Island, where he sang in the adult and funeral choirs and was a

 

 

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1perpetual adoration volunteer; he was a member of the Allouez
2Council 658 Knights of Columbus, Edward J. Bader Assembly
3Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus; he was recognized by his
4council as Knight of the Year in 1967 and Senior Knight of the
5Year in 2009; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Dick Friedel enjoyed hunting and watching sports,
7especially the Green Bay Packers football team; he was also
8known for never forgetting a name or a detail about someone he
9met; he leaves a legacy of faith, hard work, determination, and
10love of family; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Dick Friedel was preceded in death by his wife of
1253 years, Marlene; his parents; his brother, William; and his
13infant sister, Mary Therese; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Dick Friedel is survived by his daughter, Jennifer
15(James) Sautter; his son, Thomas (Dana) Friedel; his
16grandchildren, John, William, Monica, and Joseph; his
17siblings, Ronald (Sandy) Friedel, John (Jennifer) Friedel, and
18Julie (Tom) Petrie; and his many nieces, nephews, and extended
19family members; therefore, be it
 
20    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL
21ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
22Richard Norbert "Dick" Friedel and extend our sincere

 

 

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1condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved
2him; and be it further
 
3    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
4presented to the family of Dick Friedel as an expression of our
5deepest sympathy.