Full Text of SR2252 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 Louis Leonard "Len" Dirksen of | 4 | | Springfield, who passed away on November 25, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Len Dirksen was born in Springfield to Lawrence G. | 6 | | and Mary Helen Leonard Dirksen on December 11, 1942; he | 7 | | graduated from Cathedral Boys High School and earned a | 8 | | bachelor's degree in education and a master's degree in special | 9 | | education from SIU Carbondale; he married Julie Bucari, and | 10 | | they raised their daughters in their hometown, surrounded by a | 11 | | very loud, very loving family; an Eagle Scout, he made sure his | 12 | | daughters knew how to change their own tires, bone a fish, and | 13 | | read a map; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Len Dirksen was a proud member of the American | 15 | | Business Club, and his duties at the State Fairgrounds | 16 | | Grandstand meant a lifetime of memories; he played baseball | 17 | | with the Un-Stars and was famous for his grilled corn at | 18 | | season-end parties; he organized the LPGA Rail Classic Charity | 19 | | Golf Outing for many years and was a core member of the | 20 | | Governor's Prayer Breakfast Committee; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Len Dirksen was quick with a warm smile, had a | 22 | | laugh that filled any room, and sported a mischievous twinkle |
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| 1 | | in his eye; he was generous and loyal; a proud Irish-Catholic | 2 | | Kennedy Democrat, he was active in politics; he was a proud | 3 | | father and grandfather and made good friends wherever he | 4 | | landed; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Len Dirksen was preceded in death by his parents; | 6 | | his brother, Lawrence G. Dirksen; and his sister, Diane Skaggs; | 7 | | and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Len Dirksen is survived by his daughters, Molly | 9 | | (Camilo Rasquin) Dirksen and Betsy (Tom Jr.) Dirksen Londrigan; | 10 | | his grandchildren, Jack, William, and Kathryn Londrigan; the | 11 | | mother of his children, Julie Bucari Dirksen; his nieces, | 12 | | Linley Bowyer, Ashley Vasconcelles, and Sherry Skaggs; his | 13 | | nephews, Gary Dirksen and Larry Skaggs; and his many beloved | 14 | | cousins; therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 17 | | Louis Leonard "Len" Dirksen and extend our sincere condolences | 18 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | 19 | | it further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the family of Len Dirksen as an expression of our | 22 | | deepest sympathy.
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