Full Text of SR0938 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are deeply | 3 | | saddened to learn of the death of Richard Joseph "Rick" Steger | 4 | | of East Moline, who passed away on September 18, 2012; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Richard Steger was born on June 12, 1953, in Rock | 6 | | Island to Valentine and Dorothy Gibbons Steger; he graduated | 7 | | from Western Illinois University and served in the U.S. Air | 8 | | Force during the Vietnam War; he married Elizabeth Kurtz | 9 | | Perreira on April 23, 2005, in Rock Island; he was a welder at | 10 | | John Deere Harvester Works in East Moline for 36 years; he | 11 | | retired in 2009; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Richard Steger was a past Chef De Gare and a 23 | 13 | | year member of 40 and 8 Voiture 433 in Annawan, a member of the | 14 | | Colona American Legion, Ex-Servicemen's Club, and UAW Local | 15 | | 865; he enjoyed camping, showing his classic El Caminos and | 16 | | driving them in parades for political campaigns, spending time | 17 | | with his daughters and grandchildren, and was a "jack of all | 18 | | trades" except plumbing; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Richard Steger was preceded in death by his | 20 | | parents, Valentine and Dorothy Gibbons Steger; his brother, | 21 | | Fred Steger and his wife, Barbara; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Richard Steger is survived by his wife, Liz | 2 | | Steger; his daughters, Carey (Allen) Mayer and Valerie Kate | 3 | | Steger; his step-son, Dan (Monica) Perreira; his | 4 | | grandchildren, Conrad and Katherine Mayer and Salina, Leilana, | 5 | | and Maile Perreira; his siblings, La Vaun (Gerry) Davis, Mike | 6 | | (Pat) Steger, Tim (Patsy) Steger, and Linda (Jim) Bussey; | 7 | | therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 9 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 10 | | Richard Steger, and we extend our sincere condolences to his | 11 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 12 | | further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the family of Richard Steger as an expression of | 15 | | our deepest sympathy.
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