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SR0699 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY


  

 


 
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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
3to learn of the death of Richard W. Baum of Rockdale, who
4passed away on November 13, 2021; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Richard Baum retired in 1988 from the Joliet
6Police Department after 21 years of service; he worked for 10
7years as a private detective and finished his career as police
8chief at the Rockdale Police Department for 13 years; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Richard Baum loved spending time with his family;
10he was a NASCAR Fan and enjoyed the occasional trip to the
11casino along with an ice-cold beer; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Richard Baum was preceded in death his parents,
13Margaret and Robert Baum; his brothers, Robert and Paul; his
14sister, Sylvia; and his daughter, Tammy Aleshire; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Richard Baum is survived by his wife of 61 years,
16Mary Jane; his children, Geralyn (Sam) Wyke, Todd (Teri) Baum,
17Dawn (Michael) Dumas, and Chad (Lori) Baum; his grandchildren,
18Christine (Butch) Dykstra, Matthew (Jen) Wyke, Nicholas Wyke,
19Kyle and Logan Baum, Maxwell Dumas, and Joshua and Casey Baum;
20his great-grandchildren, Luke, Ethan, Emily, and Ella Dykstra
21and Kinzley, Teagan, Brexton, and Gavin Wyke; and numerous

 

 

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1cousins, nieces, and nephews; therefore, be it
 
2    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL
3ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
4Richard W. Baum and extend our sincere condolences to his
5family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
6further
 
7    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
8presented to the family of Richard Baum as an expression of our
9deepest sympathy.