Full Text of SR0083 96th General Assembly
SR0083 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of Elder Felder Richard Sr., who passed away | 4 |
| on February 3, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, Felder Richard Sr. was born January 8, 1919 to the | 6 |
| late Rich and Ollie (Simmons) Richard in Magnolia, Mississippi; | 7 |
| he grew up working on his father's land and attending the | 8 |
| family's church; and
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| WHEREAS, On December 31, 1940, he was united in Holy | 10 |
| Matrimony to Alma Halthon, in Magnolia, Mississippi; he was a | 11 |
| member of Mason Temple C.O.G.I.C. in Danville, Illinois and was | 12 |
| an ordained minister and church statesman; he also attended St. | 13 |
| Paul's Bible classes and was awarded a certificate for the | 14 |
| same; and
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| WHEREAS, He served in the United States Army as a sergeant | 16 |
| during World War II in the Pacific Theater,
earning several | 17 |
| citations and later was honorably discharged; and
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| WHEREAS, He retired from General Motors after 25 years of | 19 |
| service; he later built and was the founder of Richard's Temple | 20 |
| C.O.G.I.C.; he was a born-again believer and a member of the | 21 |
| Body of Christ for over 70 years;
Elder Richard was a man of |
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| great faith; he enjoyed reading the Bible, sharing the Word of | 2 |
| God, and receiving the promises of God; he also enjoyed | 3 |
| continuous prayer and communion with God, especially until a | 4 |
| "word" was heard from the Lord; and
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| WHEREAS, His hobbies included carpentry, remodeling, and | 6 |
| various creative workshop projects; and | 7 |
| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents and his | 8 |
| three sisters; and | 9 |
| WHEREAS, Felder Richard Sr. is survived by his loving wife, | 10 |
| Alma Richard; his three sons; Felder (Carolyn) Richard Jr., | 11 |
| Kenneth (Pia) Richard and Simeon Gary Richard; his daughters: | 12 |
| Erma (Ken) Flye, Ernestine Tribbet, Sharon Kay Young, Alma | 13 |
| Richard, and Kathy Richard; his nineteen grandchildren; his | 14 |
| twenty-three great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 16 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 17 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Felder Richard Sr.; and | 18 |
| be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 |
| presented to the family of Felder Richard Sr. as a symbol of | 21 |
| our sincere sympathy.
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