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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Dr. David
4 Arnold Frier Jr. of Springfield, who passed away on February
5 27, 2010; and
 
6     WHEREAS, He was a member of the Illinois Prisoner Review
7 Board and served under two governors; he was born in Benton in
8 1931; and
 
9     WHEREAS, He received bachelor's, master's, and doctoral
10 degrees from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale; he was
11 a tenured professor at Western Illinois University, where he
12 taught political science for 20 years; a number of his
13 students, including Mary Matalin and Senator Kirk Dillard, went
14 on to political careers; and
 
15     WHEREAS, He was also a noted antique dealer and collector
16 and for many years had a shop in Macomb, as well as exhibiting
17 at shows around the Midwest; he was known for painting Illinois
18 River duck decoys, which are widely sold at shows across the
19 United States and on eBay; and
 
20     WHEREAS, Dr. David Frier is survived by his wife, Yasna;
21 and his six children, Timothy David, Kerry Dee, Randy Ryan,

 

 

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1 Bruce Hale, Jennifer Rae, and John David; therefore, be it
 
2     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
3 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
4 mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of David
5 Frier Jr.; and be it further
 
6     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7 presented to the family of Dr. David Frier Jr. as a symbol of
8 our sincere sympathy.