Full Text of SR1964 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Richard Burroughs "Dick" Swick of Coal | 4 | | Valley, who passed away on August 17, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dick Swick was born in Washington, Iowa to Harold | 6 | | and Bashie (Burroughs) Swick on October 10, 1935; he served in | 7 | | the United States Air Force from 1955 until 1958; he married | 8 | | Karen Wickham in Boise, Idaho on December 4, 1958; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Dick Swick was a union steelworker at Alcoa for 35 | 10 | | years and retired in 1998; he later worked at the Two Rivers | 11 | | YMCA in Moline; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Dick Swick was a longtime member of the Edgewood | 13 | | Baptist Church; he was an avid golfer and sports enthusiast, | 14 | | especially for the Cubs and the Hawkeyes; he never met a | 15 | | stranger, enjoyed helping other people, and loved spending time | 16 | | with his family; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Dick Swick was preceded in death by his son, John | 18 | | Swick; his sister, Elaine Hamm; and his brother, Harold Swick, | 19 | | in infancy; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Dick Swick is survived by his wife, Karen, his |
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| 1 | | children, Sheila (Joel) Grafton, Wayne (Denise) Swick, and | 2 | | Marci Gordon; his 11 grandchildren; his eight | 3 | | great-grandchildren; and his sister, Joyce (Bill) Anderson; | 4 | | therefore, be it
| 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 6 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 7 | | Richard Burroughs "Dick" Swick and extend our sincere | 8 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 9 | | him; and be it further
| 10 | | RESOLVED, That am suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 | | presented to the family of Dick Swick as an expression of our | 12 | | deepest sympathy.
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