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 1                          SENATE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, The members  of  the  Senate  of  the  State  of
 3    Illinois  learned  with  regret  of the passing of Richard J.
 4    "Dick" Michelini of Montgomery on October 13, 2003; and

 5        WHEREAS, Richard J. Michelini was born on January 9, 1931
 6    in LaSalle to Louis and Margaret (Rinaudo) Michelini; and

 7        WHEREAS, In the 1940s, as a young man, Richard  Michelini
 8    worked in his father's business, the Earlville Bowling Alley,
 9    in  Earlville,  setting  up  bowling  pins  for customers; he
10    attended Kemper  Military  Academy  from  1946  to  1947  and
11    graduated  from  Earlville High School in 1948; a year later,
12    he married his high school sweetheart, Marilyn Boozel; and

13        WHEREAS, Upon graduation from Colorado  State  University
14    in  1953  with  a bachelor's degree in science, Mr. Michelini
15    joined the United States Army where he served for  two  years
16    as  a  First and Second Lieutenant at Fort Sill, Oklahoma and
17    at Fort Hood, Texas; and

18        WHEREAS, Mr. Michelini began his career with  the  Armour
19    Dial Corporation and Virginia Smelting Company before joining
20    Ciba-Geigy  in  1959  as  a  Regional Sales Manager, where he
21    worked for 33 years until his retirement in 1992; and

22        WHEREAS, After retirement, Richard and Marilyn  Michelini
23    enjoyed  many  good years of traveling throughout the country
24    and a trip to Europe; and

25        WHEREAS, Mr. Michelini was dedicated  to  his  community,
26    having  served  on  the  Montgomery  Village  Board from 1965
27    through  1973;  he  also  served  as  the   Aurora   Township
28    Democratic Chairman; and

29        WHEREAS,  Mr.  Michelini valued his family and spent time
30    camping, fishing, and traveling with them; his children  have
 
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 1    fond  memories  of trips to the World's Fairs in New York and
 2    Quebec, as well as fishing expeditions to Canada; and

 3        WHEREAS, The passing of Richard Michelini has been deeply
 4    felt by all who knew and loved him, especially his wife of 54
 5    years,  Marilyn  Michelini,  the  Mayor  of  Montgomery;  his
 6    children,  Richard  Thomas  (Mary)  Michelini,  Marie   Lynne
 7    Michelini-O'Brien,   Mark   (Debbie)  Michelini,  Lisa  (Joe)
 8    Michelini-Kocot, and Christina Michelini; his  grandchildren,
 9    Mark  Michelini,  Nathan Michelini, Thomas Michelini, Stephen
10    Michelini, Jessica  Michelini,  Dominic  Michelini,  Caroline
11    Kocot,   Clarice   Kocot,  and  Mary  Michelini-O'Brien;  his
12    sisters-in-law, Doris Inness and Carol (Dave) Frey;  and  his
13    several  nieces,  nephews,  and  cousins;  he was preceded in
14    death by his parents, Louis and Margaret Michelini;  and  his
15    grandparents,  Ricardo  and  Donina Michelini and Dominic and
16    Josephine Rinaudo; therefore, be it

17        RESOLVED, BY  THE  SENATE  OF  THE  NINETY-THIRD  GENERAL
18    ASSEMBLY  OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
19    all who knew him,  the  death  of  Richard  J.  Michelini  of
20    Montgomery; and be it further

21        RESOLVED,  That  a  suitable  copy  of this resolution be
22    presented to  the  family  of  Richard  J.  Michelini  as  an
23    expression of our sincerest condolences.