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92_SR0113
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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to
3 express their sincere condolences to the family and friends
4 of Richard A. "Dick" Haussmann, who passed away on March 26,
5 2001; and
6 WHEREAS, Richard A. Haussmann was born on March 22, 1930,
7 in Aurora, Illinois, to George and Hazel Haussmann; he was a
8 graduate of East Aurora High School; and
9 WHEREAS, Mr. Haussmann served in the United States Air
10 Force from 1950 to 1954; and
11 WHEREAS, On March 1, 1957, Mr. Haussmann joined the staff
12 at the Old Second National Bank, where he worked for 18 years
13 as a teller and in the marketing, advertising, and public
14 relations departments; for 20 years he wrote and produced the
15 bank's radio commercials, and served as the voice of the Old
16 Second National Bank on those commercials; in 1975 he was
17 appointed as the Advertising and Marketing officer where he
18 produced a series of ads where he portrayed characters such
19 as Santa Claus, a pirate, and an astronaut; he became the
20 vault manager in 1982, a position he held until his
21 retirement in 1995; and
22 WHEREAS, Richard Haussman will also be remembered for his
23 service as the narrator for the American Legion Band since
24 1969 and as host of Music Under the Stars, the Aurora Summer
25 Band Series sponsored by the Fox Valley Park District since
26 1975; he made appearances in many shows with groups such as
27 the Aurora Drama Guild, the Boulder Hill Playhouse, the Stage
28 Company, Ltd., the Albright Theatre in Batavia, and the
29 Pheasant Run Playhouse in St. Charles; recently, Mr.
30 Haussmann and his partner Ed Young performed Readers Theatre
31 productions for senior citizen groups throughout Northern
32 Illinois and Indiana; and
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1 WHEREAS, Richard Haussmann was a member of several
2 organizations which includes his service as Chaplain for
3 General H. Sheridan, Camp #2, Son of Union Veterans of the
4 Civil War, and also the Aurora Post 20, Grand Army of the
5 Republic Memorial Association; additionally he served as
6 Chaplain for the Department of Illinois S.U.V.C.W. and the
7 Chicago Light Artillery "Battery A"; and
8 WHEREAS, Mr. Haussman was an active member of the Aurora
9 Historical Society, where he helped plan fundraisers for the
10 Civil War Era Ball; the Aurora Historical Society honored Mr.
11 Haussmann on March 24, 2001, at their annual banquet where
12 they presented him with the first ever Lifetime Achievement
13 Award; Mayor David Stover also proclaimed March 24, 2001 as
14 "Richard S. Haussmann Day"; and
15 WHEREAS, Richard Haussmann was a member at New England
16 Congregational Church in Aurora, where he was a mentor and
17 participated in various holiday celebrations; and
18 WHEREAS, The passing of Richard A. Haussmann will be
19 deeply felt by all who knew and loved him, especially his
20 brother, George F. (wife, Ruth) Haussmann; his nephews, C.
21 David (wife, Jan) Guenther, Lawrence (wife, Paula) Haussmann,
22 and Stephen Haussmann; and
23 WHEREAS, In addition to his family, Richard Haussman will
24 also be by his many friends whom he liked to refer to as his
25 "unfamily", they include Rick (wife, Cindy) Pierce, Richard
26 (wife, Pat) Cederoth, Ed (wife, June) Young, Don (wife, Pat)
27 Hoffman, Venice Hurd, Ed (wife, Betty) Reuland, Tim (wife,
28 Beth) Corrigan, and Barbara Corrigan Fearibach; therefore, be
29 it
30 RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SECOND GENERAL
31 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
32 all who knew him, the death of Richard A. Haussmann of
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1 Montgomery, Illinois; and be it further
2 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
3 presented to the family of Richard A. Haussmann with our
4 sincere condolences.