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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
| 3 | | learn of the death of Richard Reed "Dick" Andress of |
| 4 | | Pittsfield, who passed away on November 23, 2015; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dick Andress was born in Rockford on October 29, |
| 6 | | 1935 to Reed and Dorothy Tripp Andress; he graduated from West |
| 7 | | Rockford High School and enlisted in the United States Army in |
| 8 | | 1954, during the Korean conflict, earning the rank of Sergeant |
| 9 | | upon his discharge in 1956; in 1960, he graduated from the |
| 10 | | University of Illinois with a degree in dairy science and |
| 11 | | operated a dairy farm outside of St. Charles; he married Rita |
| 12 | | Barber on September 8, 1975 in Hannibal, Missouri; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, Dick Andress worked as a salesman for over 18 |
| 14 | | years at Armour Fertilizer and Chemical, now known as US Steel |
| 15 | | Agri Chemicals, leaving the company in 1982; he later worked |
| 16 | | for Duesterhaus Fertilizer and Chemical Co. of Quincy for 16 |
| 17 | | years and for Crop Production Services, retiring in 2009; in |
| 18 | | the mid 1970s he owned and operated the Pike Marine Boat Store |
| 19 | | in Pittsfield, Equipment Leasing, and Andress Real Estate and |
| 20 | | Rental Properties; and
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| 21 | | WHEREAS, Dick Andress attended Calvary Baptist Church in |
| 22 | | Pittsfield and was a member of the National Rifle Association |
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| 1 | | and Pittsfield American Legion Post No. 152; in his earlier |
| 2 | | years, he was a Cub Master for Pack 18; in 1973, he built a |
| 3 | | cabin on the Illinois River where many memories were made |
| 4 | | boating and spending time with the family; he attended many |
| 5 | | Saukee football games with his buddies, always standing and |
| 6 | | watching the game from the big rock at the PHS football |
| 7 | | stadium; spending time with his family was important to him and |
| 8 | | he enjoyed the times spent with his family watching football |
| 9 | | games at home; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Dick Andress was preceded in death by his parents |
| 11 | | and his son, Kent Andress; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Dick Andress is survived by his wife, Rita; his |
| 13 | | son, Scott (Anita) Andress; his daughter, Kristin Andress; |
| 14 | | Teresa (Reggie) Kunzeman and James (Kim) Lanhum; his |
| 15 | | grandchildren, Christopher Lanhum, Evan (Kimber) Ralph, |
| 16 | | Candice (fiance, Seth Daniel) Lanhum, Bryce Frieden, and Morgan |
| 17 | | Frieden; his 4 great-grandchildren, Dante and Toni Ralph, and |
| 18 | | Bryleigh and Luke Frieden; and his sister, Nancy Weart; |
| 19 | | therefore, be it
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| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL |
| 21 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 22 | | Richard Reed "Dick" Andress, and extend our sincere condolences |
| 23 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be |