Full Text of SR1030 101st 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 Norbert "Dick" Friedel of Rock | 4 | | Island, who passed away on February 10, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dick Friedel was born in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin to | 6 | | Norbert and Leone (Wood) Friedel on March 25, 1938; he | 7 | | graduated from St. Mary's Springs Academy in Fond du Lac; he | 8 | | served active and reserve military duty in the U.S. Army; he | 9 | | earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from | 10 | | St. Norbert College in De Pere, Wisconsin in 1961; he married | 11 | | Marlene J. Kordick at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Des | 12 | | Moines, Iowa on October 16, 1965; they settled permanently in | 13 | | Rock Island, where they raised their two children; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Dick Friedel was employed as a pharmaceutical | 15 | | sales representative by SmithKline & French Laboratories, | 16 | | which later became GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) through a series of | 17 | | corporate mergers; he retired from GSK in 2003, after 38 years | 18 | | of service; he then worked as a part-time driver for Hot Shots | 19 | | Nuclear Medicine in Davenport, Iowa; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Dick Friedel was deeply committed to his faith and | 21 | | was an active member of St. Pius X Catholic Church in Rock | 22 | | Island, where he sang in the adult and funeral choirs and was a |
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| 1 | | perpetual adoration volunteer; he was a member of the Allouez | 2 | | Council 658 Knights of Columbus, Edward J. Bader Assembly | 3 | | Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus; he was recognized by his | 4 | | council as Knight of the Year in 1967 and Senior Knight of the | 5 | | Year in 2009; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Dick Friedel enjoyed hunting and watching sports, | 7 | | especially the Green Bay Packers football team; he was also | 8 | | known for never forgetting a name or a detail about someone he | 9 | | met; he leaves a legacy of faith, hard work, determination, and | 10 | | love of family; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Dick Friedel was preceded in death by his wife of | 12 | | 53 years, Marlene; his parents; his brother, William; and his | 13 | | infant sister, Mary Therese; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Dick Friedel is survived by his daughter, Jennifer | 15 | | (James) Sautter; his son, Thomas (Dana) Friedel; his | 16 | | grandchildren, John, William, Monica, and Joseph; his | 17 | | siblings, Ronald (Sandy) Friedel, John (Jennifer) Friedel, and | 18 | | Julie (Tom) Petrie; and his many nieces, nephews, and extended | 19 | | family members; therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 21 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 22 | | Richard Norbert "Dick" Friedel and extend our sincere |
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| 1 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 2 | | him; and be it further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 | | presented to the family of Dick Friedel as an expression of our | 5 | | deepest sympathy.
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