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| | SR0263 | | LRB103 32278 LAW 61545 r |
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened |
| 3 | | to learn of the death of Dale E. Rhodes of Colona, who passed |
| 4 | | away on April 28, 2023; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dale Rhodes was born to Clarence and Pearl |
| 6 | | (Thomas) Rhodes in Lafayette, Indiana on October 19, 1938; he |
| 7 | | graduated from Fowler, Indiana High School in 1956, and he |
| 8 | | participated in basketball and track, setting the school |
| 9 | | record for the 100-yard dash in 1956; he served in the U.S. |
| 10 | | Army in Korea from 1956 to 1958, during which he played |
| 11 | | basketball for the Army; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, After returning from military service, Dale |
| 13 | | Rhodes started working as a safety director for Ringle |
| 14 | | Express, Inc. in Fowler, Indiana; he married Marilyn Freeland |
| 15 | | at Sacred Heart Church in Fowler, Indiana on June 13, 1959; |
| 16 | | after Ringle Express opened a second location in the Quad |
| 17 | | Cities in 1960, he transferred to that location in Illinois; |
| 18 | | and
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| 19 | | WHEREAS, After retiring from the trucking industry, Dale |
| 20 | | and Marilyn Rhodes owned and operated Countryside Tearoom in |
| 21 | | their home while traveling across the Midwest to partake in |
| 22 | | craft shows; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Dale Rhodes loved sports and coached little |
| 2 | | league basketball and baseball in Geneseo; his biggest joy |
| 3 | | came from watching his children, grandchildren, and |
| 4 | | great-grandchildren play sports and participate in |
| 5 | | extracurricular activities; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Dale Rhodes was preceded in death by his parents; |
| 7 | | his in-laws, Bernard and Catherine Freeland; his son-in-law, |
| 8 | | Richard Gilman; his brothers-in-law, James Freeland and George |
| 9 | | Grieves; his sisters-in-law, Joyce, Phyllis, Jan, and Mary |
| 10 | | Freeland; his niece, Mary Miller; and his nephew, Mark |
| 11 | | Grieves; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Dale Rhodes is survived by his wife, Marilyn; his |
| 13 | | sister, Doris Bird; his children, Cathy Gilman, Chris (Jim) |
| 14 | | Nordstrom, and Richard (Sofia) Rhodes; his grandchildren, |
| 15 | | Shane, Jenica (Blake) Scheib, Brenden (Erica) Nordstrom, |
| 16 | | Jamisen (Meghan) Nordstrom, Chance (Lexy) Nordstrom, Jarron |
| 17 | | Nordstrom, Elizabeth Rhodes, Olivia Rhodes, and Jennifer |
| 18 | | Rhodes; 10 great-grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews, |
| 19 | | brothers, sisters-in-law, and friends; therefore, be it
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| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL |
| 21 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 22 | | Dale E. Rhodes and extend our sincere condolences to his |