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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 Richard A. "Dick" Switzer |
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| of Kewanee on Sunday, March 13, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born in Kewanee on July 24, 1926, to Burns |
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| and Philomena (VanRamedonk) Switzer; he graduated from |
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| Wethersfield High School, where he was a track star; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Switzer valiantly served his country as a |
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| member of the U.S. Army; he was an infantryman and then in the |
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| 11th Airborne; he served in the occupation of Japan; and
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| WHEREAS, He married Alice Ouart on April 21, 1951, in |
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| Kewanee; he had worked as a pressman for the Star Courier and |
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| later as a custodian and bus driver for Wethersfield School; he |
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| enjoyed hunting, fishing, reading, collecting arrowheads, and |
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| playing cards; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Richard A. "Dick" Switzer has been |
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| deeply felt by many, especially his wife, Alice; his son, |
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| Robert (Becky) Switzer; his daughter, Mrs. Don (Sandra) Wirth; |
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| his grandchildren, Nicholas Switzer, Mrs. Craig (Valerie) |
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| Schneider, and Ryan Switzer; his great-grandson, Max |
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| Schneider; and his brother, Roger VanZandbergen; he was |
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| preceded in death by his parents; his sister, Gilberta Wozniak; |
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| his twin brother, Robert, in infancy; and his granddaughter, |
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| Tara; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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| Richard A. "Dick" Switzer, and we extend our deepest sympathy |
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| to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be |
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| it further
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