SR1045 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Richard P. Henke, who passed away on April 9, 2023; and

WHEREAS, Richard Henke graduated cum laude from Knox College in 1956 with a degree in chemistry; while at Knox, he participated in intramural swimming and track, served as treasurer of Campus Chest, and was a member and president of Phi Gamma Delta; and

WHEREAS, Richard Henke attended Stanford Medical School and received his M.D. in 1960; he continued his career with an internship and residencies in internal medicine and pathology at the University of Minnesota and the University of California School of Medicine; and

WHEREAS, Richard Henke was certified by the American Board of Pathology in 1966 and served as a pathologist in private practices in Daly City and Long Beach, California; he was affiliated with the American Society for Microbiology and the American Society of Clinical Pathologists; he served on the board of the Association for Practitioners in Infection Control and for two terms as the president of the California Society of Pathologists; and

WHEREAS, Richard Henke was involved in graduate and postgraduate education at the University of California, Irvine, California State University Dominguez Hills, and California State University of Long Beach, where he helped educate physicians, nurses, and laboratory technologists; and

WHEREAS, Richard Henke's devotion to both his family and Knox College was evident to all who knew him; he and his late wife, Sophia Dimitriadis, made several notable contributions to the college, including the Henke Distinguished Professorship endowment, which honors a faculty member who demonstrates excellence in undergraduate teaching, the Richard P. and Sophia D. Henke Music Fund, which supports various initiatives and capital needs of the music department, enabling the program to be dynamic and student-centered, and the Richard P. and Sophia D. Henke Library Fellowship, which provides an immersive experience in academic librarianship for students interested in libraries and archives as a possible career; and

WHEREAS, Richard Henke was an active volunteer in his community, local city government, library district, and professional organizations; and

WHEREAS, Richard Henke was preceded in death by his wife, Sophia; and

WHEREAS, At the time of his passing, Richard Henke was survived by loving family members, including his son, William Henke, and his granddaughter, Sophia Elswick; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Richard P. Henke 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 Richard Henke as an expression of our deepest sympathy.