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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Dr. Richard "Dick" Hunckler Jr. of
4Joliet, who passed away on December 21, 2020; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Dr. Hunckler was born to Richard J. Sr. and Mary
6T. (Loscheider) Hunckler on June 6, 1956; he attended St. Jude
7Grade School and Joliet West High School, where he was
8president of the senior class, and Joliet Junior College, where
9he was a member of the state championship golf team; he then
10attended Eastern Illinois University, where he received the
11Academic Excellence Award; finally, he attended the Southern
12Illinois University School of Dental Medicine, where he was the
13salutatorian, and the University of Chicago; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Dr. Hunckler had a 33-year career as a cosmetic
15and reconstructive dentist; he was a member of the staff at the
16Walter G. Zoller Memorial Dental Clinic at The University of
17Chicago; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Dr. Hunckler was voted a member of Omicron Kappa
19Upsilon, Beta Beta Beta, and the Phi Sigma Society, all
20national academic fraternities; he was a lifelong golfer and
21enjoyed numerous outings as part of his foursome The Back Nine
22Boys, along with Kelly (Nancy) Campbell, Bob (Kathy) Downey,

 

 

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1and Tim (Mary) Suste; he also loved playing euchre with and
2against his lifelong friends and brothers, Steve, Mark, and
3Jim; he will be remembered as a kind, thoughtful, fun-loving,
4fiercely loyal, and extremely intelligent man; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Dr. Hunckler was preceded in death by his father,
6Richard J. Hunckler Sr.; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Dr. Hunckler is survived by the "love of his
8life", Jane Marie Condon; his mother, Mary T. Hunckler; his
9son, Timothy R. Hunckler; his daughter, Amy K. Hunckler; his
10brothers, Stephen P. (Barbara), Mark A. (Maribeth), and James
11E. (Amy); his nephew, Thomas R. Hunckler; his honorary
12sister/cousin, Kathleen Loscheider; and numerous aunts,
13uncles, and cousins; therefore, be it
 
14    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL
15ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
16Dr. Richard "Dick" Hunckler Jr. and extend our sincere
17condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved
18him; and be it further
 
19    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
20presented to the family of Dr. Hunckler as an expression of our
21deepest sympathy.