Full Text of SR0452 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 James "Jim" Ribbeck of Rock Island, | 4 | | who passed away on July 28, 2021; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jim Ribbeck was born in Sumner, Iowa to Erwin and | 6 | | Laura (Niemann) Ribbeck on October 15, 1930; he married Joan | 7 | | Reuter in Sumner on August 30, 1953; he received his Bachelor | 8 | | of Arts from the University of Northern Iowa; he earned his | 9 | | Master of Arts and Ph.D. from the University of Iowa; he served | 10 | | in the U.S. Army during the Korean War; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Jim Ribbeck was the recipient of the Gabel | 12 | | Memorial Award for outstanding research completed in Aurora | 13 | | public schools in 1964; after working in the public school | 14 | | system in Aurora, he joined the faculty at Augustana College | 15 | | as Dean of Students; later in his career, he became the | 16 | | Personnel Director/Director of Business Affairs at Augustana | 17 | | College; he retired after 32 years of service in 1996; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Jim Ribbeck served in various leadership | 19 | | positions, including with the Easter Seals Foundation | 20 | | (Children's Therapy Center), the Northern Illinois Synod of | 21 | | the ELCA, and Trinity Lutheran Church; he was deeply committed | 22 | | to his faith and devoted to his church family, and he was |
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| 1 | | particularly passionate about Global Mission; he enjoyed | 2 | | fishing, photography, singing, traveling, and attending | 3 | | Augustana College football and basketball games; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Jim Ribbeck was preceded in death by his parents; | 5 | | his brother and sister-in-law; his infant twin sister; and his | 6 | | son, Doug; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Jim Ribbeck is survived by his wife of 68 years, | 8 | | Joan; his son, Tom (Cindy); his daughter, Karen (Paul Neder); | 9 | | his son Doug's family, Carole, Josh, Zachary Howe, and their | 10 | | families; and his grandchildren, Mila (Brittney), Mark, and | 11 | | Cole; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 14 | | James "Jim" Ribbeck and extend our sincere condolences to his | 15 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 16 | | further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of Jim Ribbeck as an expression of our | 19 | | deepest sympathy.
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