SR0365 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of David Alan "Dave" Swickard of Rochester, formerly of Charleston, who passed away on April 10, 2021; and

WHEREAS, Dave Swickard was born in Charleston to John W. and Ruth (Harper) Swickard on February 14, 1933; he served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War; he married Alice Jayne Morris in Lawrenceville on August 17, 1958; and

WHEREAS, Dave Swickard worked as a licensed funeral director and embalmer alongside his grandparents, Sam and Lenna Harper, his parents, and his brother, Stephen Swickard, in the family business, Harper-Swickard Funeral Home, for more than five decades; and

WHEREAS, Dave Swickard served as Coles County Coroner for one term; and

WHEREAS, Dave Swickard was a life member of Paul McVey V.F.W. Post #1592; he started playing taps for veterans' funerals beginning in high school, and he continued until he retired; he was a 32nd degree mason with the Charleston Masonic Lodge #35 A.F. & A.M.; he was a member, past president, and a Paul Harris Fellow of the Charleston Rotary Club; he provided his motor home and was chauffeur for the president of Rotary International while he was touring Central Illinois; he was a member of the Coles County Barbershoppers and Wesley United Methodist Church Chancel Choir for many years; he was a longtime member of Wesley United Methodist Church and a current member of the First United Methodist Church of Springfield; and

WHEREAS, Dave Swickard was honored to serve families during their times of grief, and he was able to balance that responsibility with being active in the community and completely devoted to his family; and

WHEREAS, Dave Swickard was preceded in death by his parents and his brothers, John Swickard Jr. and Stephen S. Swickard; and

WHEREAS, Dave Swickard is survived by his wife; his children, Laura (Paul) Worrall and Reverend Dr. Robert A. (Gina) Swickard; his six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren, with another due in August; his brother, James H. (Nancy) Swickard; and his sisters-in-law, Phyllis Swickard and Shirley Swickard; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of David Alan "Dave" Swickard and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Dave Swickard as an expression of our deepest sympathy.