Full Text of SR1966 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Ronald Lee "Mud" Galiene, who passed away | 4 | | on May 20, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Galiene was born to Mario and Virginia | 6 | | Galiene on October 6, 1936 and raised in Chicago Heights; he | 7 | | attended Bloom Township High School, where he was a standout | 8 | | athlete; he attended DePauw University in Greencastle, | 9 | | Indiana, where he excelled in football and golf; in 1958, he | 10 | | was named Athlete of the Year; he served for four years in the | 11 | | United States Navy, earning the rank of Lieutenant; he married | 12 | | Margaret "Margie" Salata in 1960 and they settled in | 13 | | Libertyville; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, After graduating from the University of Illinois | 15 | | Dental School, Ronald Galiene specialized in orthodontics, and | 16 | | launched a 30-year practice in Waukegan; "Dr. G" was loved by | 17 | | his staff and patients and he loved them in return; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Galiene was inducted into the DePauw | 19 | | Athletic Hall of Fame in 2003; he continued to achieve | 20 | | greatness on the golf course and was named club champion | 21 | | several times at both the Glen Flora Country Club in Waukegan | 22 | | and the Knollwood Club in Lake Forest; "Poppy" and his wife |
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| 1 | | eventually retired to the shores of Lake Michigan in Wisconsin, | 2 | | where he spent his remaining years entertaining friends and | 3 | | family, soaking up the sun, tinkering in his workshop, and | 4 | | traveling; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Galiene was preceded in death by his | 6 | | daughter, Mary Beth; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Galiene is survived by his wife of 56 | 8 | | years, Margie; his children, Ron Jr., Julie (Mark) Hamill, Jane | 9 | | (John) Oviatt, and Jill (Dave) Kiel; his grandchildren, Meg, | 10 | | Paige, Matt, Dan, Mary Jane, Emma, Lily, Allison, and Ronnie; | 11 | | his sister, Sharon (Bill) White; his brothers and | 12 | | sisters-in-law, Stan Salata, and Bob and Barbara Salata; and | 13 | | his nieces and nephews, Sheri, Bob, Amy, Dan, and Suzie; | 14 | | therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 17 | | Ronald Lee "Mud" Galiene, and extend our sincere condolences to | 18 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 19 | | further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the family of Ronald Galiene as an expression of | 22 | | our deepest sympathy.
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