Full Text of SR0235 101st 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 Richard J. "Dickie" Morelli, who passed | 4 | | away on March 4, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Richard Morelli was born to Victor and Ann | 6 | | (Burcenski) Morelli on June 14, 1936; he grew up in Lockport | 7 | | and graduated from Joliet Catholic High School in 1954, where | 8 | | he played football, baseball, and basketball; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Richard Morelli retired from the Lockport Police | 10 | | Department after 28 years of dedicated service; he was also a | 11 | | Lockport Animal Control Warden for 45 years; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Richard Morelli was an accomplished trap shooter | 13 | | and won Illinois State Trap Shooting championships in 1965, | 14 | | 1966, and 1967; he was inducted into the Illinois United States | 15 | | Specialty Sports Association Hall of Fame in 1996, having been | 16 | | named 1982 State MVP and having played in six world | 17 | | tournaments; he received the Joliet Catholic Academy Alumni | 18 | | Association Rev. Paddy McGowan Award for athletic achievement | 19 | | in 2013; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Richard Morelli enjoyed duck hunting and fishing | 21 | | in Siesta Key and at his lake home in Wisconsin; he was an avid |
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| 1 | | fan of the Chicago White Sox fan; he was a lifetime member of | 2 | | Lockport Moose Lodge #1557 and a member of the Lockport Duck | 3 | | Club; he attended St. Joseph Church in Lockport and Joliet; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Richard Morelli was preceded in death by his | 5 | | parents; his father-in-law, Robert Beall; his brother, David | 6 | | Morelli; his daughter, Cheryl Morelli; and his grandsons, | 7 | | Michael Morelli and Lucas Clinton; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Richard Morelli is survived by his wife of 39 | 9 | | years, Sharon (Beall) Morelli; his daughter, Annette (Brett) | 10 | | Clinton; his sons, Richard (Ann), Dean (Robin), and Randy | 11 | | (Kelly) Morelli; his stepsons, Glenn and Mike (the late Leigh) | 12 | | Kelley; nine grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; his | 13 | | mother-in-law, Mafalda Beall; his sister, Nancy Costello; his | 14 | | brother, Jim (Karen) Morelli; his sister-in-law, Pat Morelli; | 15 | | his brother-in-law, Brad Beall; and his sisters-in-law, Linda | 16 | | Metheney and Carole Getson; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 18 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 19 | | Richard J. "Dickie" Morelli and extend our sincere condolences | 20 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | 21 | | it further
| 22 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | presented to the family of Richard Morelli as an expression of | 2 | | our deepest sympathy.
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