Full Text of SR1358 98th 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 L. "Dick" Nelson of Princeton, | 4 | | who passed away on July 18, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dick Nelson was born on March 30, 1935 in | 6 | | Princeton to Frances and Malcolm Nelson; he graduated from | 7 | | Princeton High School in 1953, and served in the United States | 8 | | Army as a radar operator in Virginia and Alaska from 1955 to | 9 | | 1957; he married Judith Ward on September 1, 1957; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Dick Nelson was the founder of Nelson Enterprises, | 11 | | which includes the Advanced Asphalt Company, TCI Manufacturing | 12 | | and Sales, Tri-Con Materials LLC, Pavement Maintenance | 13 | | Services Inc., D&J Leasing, and AAA Aviation LLC; he also | 14 | | founded Production Engineered Products, and became a | 15 | | nationally known leader in the aggregate industry; he produced | 16 | | the PEP Vari-Vibe Screen that changed the world and is still | 17 | | used internationally today; he also acquired Kory Industries | 18 | | with a group of other investors; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Dick Nelson was also a pioneer for environmental | 20 | | causes and promoted the recycling of asphalt and other "green" | 21 | | issues; during his entrepreneurial and tenured years, he | 22 | | merited worldwide patent recognition and employed several |
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| 1 | | hundred people, and he always credited his success to the | 2 | | "team" who managed his companies; he celebrated his 50th | 3 | | business anniversary with an open house to recognize his team | 4 | | at which the Nelson family established an annual scholarship | 5 | | for a Princeton High School senior student planning to attend a | 6 | | vocational school; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Dick Nelson served as past-President of the | 8 | | Illinois Asphalt Paving Association and was recognized as a | 9 | | leader in various professional circles throughout the United | 10 | | States; he was past-President of the Princeton Park District, | 11 | | with an additional 20 years of service as a board member; he | 12 | | worked diligently for the development of Zearing Park and the | 13 | | Bureau County Metro Center, made volunteer and material | 14 | | contributions to the city of Princeton and Princeton High | 15 | | School, and was a past-grand marshal of the Princeton Homestead | 16 | | Festival Parade; he was the first fundraising chairman of the | 17 | | Bureau County United Way and volunteered his time with Cub | 18 | | Scouts and Princeton Little League; he also served on the board | 19 | | of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Dick Nelson had a passion for flying and built his | 21 | | own helicopter; he also enjoyed photography, was an avid | 22 | | reader, and loved to travel; in 2011, he realized a lifelong | 23 | | dream and authored his autobiography, "Paving the Road to | 24 | | Success", about his journey through life and in management; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Dick Nelson was preceded in death by his parents, | 2 | | and by siblings, Marilyn Gonigam, Norma Nelick, and Ron Nelson; | 3 | | and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Dick Nelson is survived by siblings, Wilbur | 5 | | (Virginia) Nelson and Bob Nelson; several nieces and nephews; | 6 | | his wife, Judith; their 3 children, Leanne (Dr. Jeff) Martin, | 7 | | Laurie Wallace, and Steve (Gina) Nelson; and 4 grandchildren, | 8 | | Nicole Martin, Kelsey Wallace, and Colin and Audrey Nelson; | 9 | | therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 12 | | Richard L. "Dick" Nelson, and extend our sincere condolences to | 13 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 14 | | further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Dick Nelson as an expression of our | 17 | | deepest sympathy.
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