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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
| 3 | | learn of the death of Richard Walter "Dick" Lulow of Moline, |
| 4 | | formerly of Colona, who passed away on January 31, 2020; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dick Lulow was born in Muscatine, Iowa to Walter |
| 6 | | and Lola (Hinman) Lulow on October 27, 1927; he quit school |
| 7 | | after the 8th grade to get a job to assist his family; despite |
| 8 | | his shortened formal education, he was remembered for his |
| 9 | | intelligence and a proclivity for math; he moved with his |
| 10 | | family to Davenport, Iowa; he enlisted in the Navy at age 17 |
| 11 | | after lying about his age and served aboard the USS Midway from |
| 12 | | 1944 to 1948; he married Frances Marie Hoffman in Muscatine on |
| 13 | | March 29, 1948; they were married for 68 years before her |
| 14 | | passing on March 8, 2016; and
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| 15 | | WHEREAS, Dick Lulow worked for a few years at Case IH; he |
| 16 | | then worked as a tool & die maker at Farmall in Rock Island, |
| 17 | | retiring upon Farmall's closing; not ready to retire |
| 18 | | completely, he worked at Reynolds Engineering in Rock Island |
| 19 | | for a number of years; and
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| 20 | | WHEREAS, Dick Lulow was a Union Skilled Trades card holder |
| 21 | | and a member of UAW Local 1310; he also served as his local |
| 22 | | union's financial secretary for a number of years; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Dick Lulow enjoyed doing activities with his wife, |
| 2 | | including bowling, going to lunch with good friends Ray and |
| 3 | | Shirley DePorter, and attending plays at Circa 21 and |
| 4 | | Playcrafters Theater; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dick Lulow was preceded in death by his parents; |
| 6 | | his wife, Frances; his oldest daughter, Carol Herring; his |
| 7 | | son-in-law, Dan Bebber; his sisters, Bonnie Lulow and Jean |
| 8 | | Bashaw; and his brothers, Bill, Fred, and Bob Lulow; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Dick Lulow is survived by his children, Pat |
| 10 | | Bebber, Don (Mary) Lulow, Cindy (Terry) Ayers, Mary (Greg) |
| 11 | | Kennedy, and Lori Gorman; his many grandchildren, |
| 12 | | great-grandchildren, and great-great grandchildren; and his |
| 13 | | special niece, Mary Lou Jordan; therefore, be it
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| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL |
| 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 16 | | Richard Walter "Dick" Lulow and extend our sincere condolences |
| 17 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be |
| 18 | | it further
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| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 20 | | presented to the family of Dick Lulow as an expression of our |
| 21 | | deepest sympathy.
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