Full Text of SR1215 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Richard E. "Dick" Dhabalt of | 4 | | Springfield, who passed away on September 11, 2022; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dick Dhabalt was born to Jerry and Lois Hansen | 6 | | Dhabalt in Cordova on September 20, 1936; he graduated from | 7 | | Moline High School in 1954; he graduated from Bradley | 8 | | University and the University of Illinois, earning his | 9 | | bachelor's and master's degrees; while at Bradley University, | 10 | | he belonged to the men's basketball team that won the National | 11 | | Invitational Tournament (NIT) in 1957 and was a Hall of Fame | 12 | | team member on the 1956-1957 basketball teams; he married | 13 | | Kathleen "Kathy" Dooley in Peoria on June 28, 1958, and she | 14 | | preceded him in death on April 15, 2019; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Dick Dhabalt taught at Rock Falls High School for | 16 | | one year and Rich Township High School for eight years prior to | 17 | | joining the staff of Lincoln Land Community College (LLCC); as | 18 | | a founding faculty member of LLCC, he served the college for 23 | 19 | | years until his retirement in August 1993; during his tenure, | 20 | | he served as head coach of men's basketball for 20 years, | 21 | | athletic director for 20 years, and an instructor of Physical | 22 | | Education and Mathematics for 25 years; as LLCC's first | 23 | | athletic director, he coached and developed 11 sports; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Dick Dhabalt was selected to serve as the Region | 2 | | IV assistant director by the National Junior College Athletic | 3 | | Association; he then served as the Region XXIV director; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Dick Dhabalt was inducted into the Region XXIV | 5 | | Hall of Fame by the National Junior College Athletic | 6 | | Association in 1991 and the Springfield Sports Hall of Fame in | 7 | | 2015; he was honored by LLCC with the inauguration of the male | 8 | | and female Dick Dhabalt Athlete of the Year awards in 2016; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Dick Dhabalt was preceded in death by his wife; | 10 | | his parents; his son, Drew Dhabalt; his brothers, Denny and | 11 | | Larry Dhabalt; and his sister, Connie Anderson; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Dick Dhabalt is survived by his sons, Richard | 13 | | "Rick" (Sheri) Dhabalt and Daniel "Dan" Dhabalt; his | 14 | | daughters, Deborah "Debbie" McCoy and Victoria "Vicki" | 15 | | Compton; his daughter-in-law, Melanie Dhabalt; his | 16 | | grandchildren, Brittney, Trey (Lexi), Tim, Matt, and Amy | 17 | | Dhabalt, Emily (Brock) Pries, Tricia McCoy, and Sydney | 18 | | Compton; his great-grandsons, Brody and Beckett; his | 19 | | sister-in-law, Sue Dhabalt; and his brother-in-law, Jim | 20 | | Dooley; therefore, be it
| 21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL |
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| 1 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
| 2 | | Richard E. "Dick" Dhabalt and extend our sincere
condolences | 3 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be | 4 | | it further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 6 | | presented to the family of Dick Dhabalt as an expression of
our | 7 | | deepest sympathy.
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