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 1                          HOUSE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, The members of the House of  Representatives  of
 3    the  State of Illinois were saddened to learn of the death of
 4    Richard L. "Dick" Budde of Joliet  on  Wednesday,  March  12,
 5    2003; and

 6        WHEREAS, Mr. Budde was born on a farm in Jackson Township
 7    to Leo and Ida (nee Wilhelmi) Budde; he was a lifelong Joliet
 8    area  resident; he graduated from Joliet Catholic High School
 9    and Lewis University; he and his  wife  Marilyn,  the  Joliet
10    Township Clerk, were married for 45 years; and

11        WHEREAS,  Mr.  Budde  valiantly served his country in the
12    United States Air Force during the Korean War as a  medic  in
13    Iceland;  in  the 1960s, he was an investigator with the U.S.
14    Civil Service Commission; he monitored  elections  and  voter
15    registration in the South; and

16        WHEREAS,  Mr.  Budde  had served on the Will County Board
17    since 1982 and was most recently re-elected to  a  four  year
18    term  in  November;  he  first entered politics as a precinct
19    committeeman  and  he  also  served  as  Democratic  Minority
20    Leader; and

21        WHEREAS, During his service on the Will County Board, Mr.
22    Budde earned the reputation  of  "County  Watchdog"  for  his
23    practice  of  persistent  questioning concerning County Board
24    issues; and

25        WHEREAS, Mr. Budde worked as a residential and commercial
26    realtor for over 30  years  in  Joliet,  most  recently  with
27    Coldwell  Banker  Honig  Bell  Realty; he was a member of the
28    Will  County  Board  of  Realtors  and  its   Committees   on
29    Professional  Standards  and  Legislation; he was a member of
30    the American Legion Post #1080 and the  Knights  of  Columbus
31    Council  #12014;  he  was  an  usher  at St. Paul the Apostle
 
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 1    Catholic Church and a former board member for United Cerebral
 2    Palsy of Will County and the Elks Lodge #296; he was an  avid
 3    bass fisherman; and

 4        WHEREAS, The passing of Mr. Budde has been deeply felt by
 5    all  who knew him, especially his wife, Marilyn J. Budde; his
 6    four  sons,  Michael   (Terri),   Daniel   (Vickie),   Thomas
 7    (Juliann),  and  Kurt Budde; his seven grandchildren, Rachel,
 8    Sean, Zachary, Lauren,  Allison,  D.J.,  and  Jack;  and  his
 9    sister, Sylvia (Mackey) Norman; therefore, be it

10        RESOLVED,   BY   THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES  OF  THE
11    NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,  that
12    we mourn the passing of Richard L. "Dick" Budde and extend to
13    his  family  and  friends  our sincere condolences; and be it
14    further

15        RESOLVED, That a suitable  copy  of  this  resolution  be
16    presented  to  the  family  of  Richard L. "Dick" Budde as an
17    expression of our deepest sympathy.