Full Text of SR1518 98th 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 Edward R. Richards, Sr., who passed away | 4 | | on October 8, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Edward Richards, Sr. served his country as a | 6 | | member of the United States Army Air Forces during World War | 7 | | II; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Edward Richards, Sr. retired from Commonwealth | 9 | | Edison after 40 years of service; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Edward Richards, Sr. was a member of the Joliet | 11 | | Shrine Club, Medina Temple, Matteson Lodge #175 Ancient Free & | 12 | | Accepted Masons, the Valley of Chicago Ancient Accepted | 13 | | Scottish Rite, and the Buckhorn Elks Lodge in Mesa, Arizona; | 14 | | and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Edward Richards, Sr. enjoyed woodworking, | 16 | | golfing, and spending winters in Arizona with his wife; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Edward Richards, Sr. was preceded in death by his | 18 | | parents, Russell and Gertrude (nee Trent) Richards, and a | 19 | | grandson, Christopher Richards; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Edward Richards, Sr. is survived by his loving | 2 | | wife of 60 years, Harriet A. (nee Rasmussen) Richards; a son, | 3 | | Edward (Mary) Richards, Jr.; 2 daughters, Kay (James) Novak and | 4 | | Anne (Richard) Doss; 8 grandchildren, Lynnea (Jim) Derocher, | 5 | | Paul (Becky) Richards, Phillip (Jody) Richards, Ryan (Laura) | 6 | | Novak, Brett Novak, Mark (Austin) Novak, Samantha (Thomas) | 7 | | Milhoan, and Katie Krock; 13 great-grandchildren; a | 8 | | great-great-grandson; a sister-in-law, Janet (the late | 9 | | Raymond) Reardon; and a niece, Stacey Reardon; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 12 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Edward R. Richards, | 13 | | Sr.; and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Edward Richards, Sr. as an | 16 | | expression of our sympathy.
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