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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 Way Woodcock of |
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| Godfrey on Friday, April 1, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born July 1, 1923, in Lincoln to Rives and |
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| Helen C. (Leffingwell) Woodcock; he married Lois Lutz, who |
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| preceded him in death in 1964; he married Mary Poulos on May 6, |
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| 1965, in Alton; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Woodcock valiantly served his country as a |
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| member of the U.S. Army during World War II; he graduated from |
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| Shurtleff College and was employed by Mississippi Lime Co. as |
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| vice president for 37 years; and
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| WHEREAS, He served on the board of the American Red Cross, |
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| the American Cancer Society, Pride Inc., and Riverbend |
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| Headstart, and was a volunteer at Alton Memorial Hospital; he |
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| was a member and past president of Lockhaven Country Club; his |
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| great love was golf and telling stories, innumerable funny |
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| stories; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Richard Way Woodcock has been |
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| deeply felt by many, especially his wife, Mary; his daughter, |
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| Marta Steiner, and her husband, Steve; his grandchild, Evan |
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| Steiner; his sisters, Barbara Morris and Virginia Coles; and |
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| his many nieces and nephews; 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 Way Woodcock, and we extend our deepest sympathy to his |
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| family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
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| further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |