Full Text of HR1191 95th General Assembly
HR1191 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of our | 4 |
| former colleague L. Bruce Richmond of Murphysboro, who passed | 5 |
| away on April 13, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, L. Bruce Richmond was born on October 17, 1920 in | 7 |
| Johnson City; his parents were John and Dottie Richmond; he | 8 |
| married LaCleeta Patterson on January 18, 1940; she passed away | 9 |
| on December 4, 1999; he later married Elizabeth (Rose) Fear; | 10 |
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| WHEREAS, L. Bruce Richmond served in the United States Navy | 12 |
| during World War II, where he served as a ship painter at Pearl | 13 |
| Harbor; his artistic ability led him to learn the trade of | 14 |
| sign-painting while in Hawaii, where he also began painting | 15 |
| portraits; he later settled in Murphysboro with his family, | 16 |
| where he was owner-operator of Artcraft Sign Service for more | 17 |
| than 30 years; and
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| WHEREAS, L. Bruce Richmond was active in politics for most | 19 |
| of his life as an alderman in Murphysboro for many years and as | 20 |
| mayor of Murphysboro in the late 1960s and early 1970s; in | 21 |
| 1974, he was elected to the Illinois General Assembly, where he | 22 |
| served as a member of the House of Representatives with |
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| distinction until his retirement in 1993; and
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| WHEREAS, As a member of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives, L. Bruce Richmond was the primary sponsor of | 4 |
| the annual appropriations bill for SIU and funding for the | 5 |
| university's projects; he was the original sponsor and | 6 |
| supporter for state funding for the SIU Business Incubator, now | 7 |
| known as the Dunn-Richmond Center; he was also the chief | 8 |
| sponsor of bills obtaining funding for the renovation of Davies | 9 |
| Gym, Touch of Nature, Pulliam Hall and many other projects at | 10 |
| SIU; in addition, he was able to bring funding for many | 11 |
| projects in Southern Illinois as chairman of the Agriculture | 12 |
| Committee and member of Appropriations; and
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| WHEREAS, After retiring, L. Bruce Richmond continued | 14 |
| honing his artistic skills, painting dozens of still life | 15 |
| animals and portraits; he also did walnut relief carving of | 16 |
| birds and animals; in the late 1990s, his artwork was displayed | 17 |
| at an exhibit at the Museum Gallery at SIUC; and | 18 |
| WHEREAS, L. Bruce Richmond was an avid golfer and | 19 |
| fisherman; he was an active member of the Elks Club, where he | 20 |
| served as state president in 1963, and was a national ritual | 21 |
| judge and officer for several years afterwards; and
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| WHEREAS, L. Bruce Richmond was preceded in death by his |
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| wife, LaCleeta; his son, Randall; his parents; and his two | 2 |
| sisters and three brothers; and
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| WHEREAS, L. Bruce Richmond is survived by his wife, | 4 |
| Elizabeth; his son, Michael, and daughter-in-law, Linda; his | 5 |
| daughter and son-in-law, Susan and Richard Morris; his stepson, | 6 |
| Kevin Fear; his stepdaughter, Mary George; his grandchildren, | 7 |
| Amy Cheatham and Sarah Richmond; his step-granddaughter, Emma; | 8 |
| his great-grandson, Noah Cheatham; and his many nieces and | 9 |
| nephews; and | 10 |
| WHEREAS, L. Bruce Richmond will be remembered by all who | 11 |
| knew and loved him for his wisdom, dry wit, and quiet strength; | 12 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 14 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 15 |
| mourn, along with his family and friends, the death of our | 16 |
| former colleague L. Bruce Richmond; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 |
| presented to the family of L. Bruce Richmond as an expression | 19 |
| of our sympathy.
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