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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois |
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| learned with regret of the death of Frank Stanley Flider of |
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| Mattoon, father of State Representative Robert Flider, on |
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| Thursday, February 12, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Frank Stanley Flider was born July 20, 1929, in |
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| Chicago to James and Sophia Kalda Flider; he married Frances |
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| Therese Lysak on February 6, 1954; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Flider was retired as a vice president of |
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| engineering for Justrite Mfg. Co. of Mattoon; he was |
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| instrumental in securing over 25 patents for Justrite over the |
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| course of his career; he was a member of several professional |
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| engineering associations; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Flider valiantly served his country as member |
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| of the U.S. Navy during the Korean War; he served as Chief |
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| Training Officer and the ship's artist aboard the U.S.S. Leyte |
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| (CV-32); and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Flider was a member of Immaculate Conception |
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| Roman Catholic Church, VFW Post 4325, the Knights of Columbus, |
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| the United Moravian Societies, and the U.S.S. Leyte Association |
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| (CV-32); as a member of Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic |
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| Church, he served for numerous years as an usher, visited the |
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| elderly, furnished transportation for area residents, and |
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| welcomed new parishioners to the church; his hobbies included |
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| art and golf; most important to him was the love he had for his |
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| family; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Frank Stanley Flider has been |
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| deeply felt by many, especially his loving wife of 50 years, |
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| Frances Therese; his sons, Frank J. Flider and wife, Diane, and |
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| State Representative Robert F. Flider and wife, Jean; his |