Full Text of SR0189 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 R. David Richards, who passed away on | 4 | | November 28, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, David Richards was born to Guy B. and E. Virginia | 6 | | (Scandrett) Richards in Alton on June 11, 1941; he graduated | 7 | | from Roxana High School in 1959 and from Ranken Technical | 8 | | College in 1962; he married Judith A. Gaul in Staunton on June | 9 | | 9, 1973; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, David Richards served his community for 59 years | 11 | | at the Rosewood Heights Fire Department; throughout that time, | 12 | | he held many positions, including captain and assistant chief; | 13 | | he also served the Rosewood Heights Fire District as a trustee | 14 | | for many years; he could always be found at the back of the | 15 | | Engine House on Fish Fry Days, frying hundreds of pounds of | 16 | | fish; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, David Richards enjoyed teaching his grandchildren | 18 | | how to play UNO, taking train trips with his train club, and | 19 | | ushering at his church; he will be missed by his family, fellow | 20 | | firefighters, and the local community; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, David Richards is survived by his sons, Scott |
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| 1 | | (Angy) Richards and Andrew (Vanessa) Richards; his | 2 | | grandchildren, Kiley, Reagan, and Adam Richards; his | 3 | | step-grandchildren, Natalie, Brayden, and Camden Hogle and | 4 | | Logan, Hannah, and Chloe Overton; and his dear family friends, | 5 | | Bill and Mary Birdsell; therefore, be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 7 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 8 | | R. David Richards and extend our sincere condolences to his | 9 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 10 | | further
| 11 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 12 | | presented to the family of David Richards as an expression of
| 13 | | our deepest sympathy.
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