Full Text of SR0926 97th 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 Thomas "Dick" Wyatt of Aurora, | 4 | | who passed away on September 20, 2012; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Richard Wyatt was born on October 5, 1930; his | 6 | | parents were Arthur P. "Artie" Wyatt and Margaret "Sally" | 7 | | Sollenberger; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Richard Wyatt graduated from West Aurora High | 9 | | School in 1948; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Richard Wyatt was the owner and operator of the | 11 | | Aurora Tennis Club on Indian Trail Road from 1971 to 1999; he | 12 | | was also the owner of Westwind Swim Club on Indian Trail Road; | 13 | | and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Richard Wyatt was an avid fan and booster of his | 15 | | beloved West Aurora High School Blackhawks, especially the | 16 | | basketball team; he and his wife saw nearly every game played | 17 | | between 1970 and 2005; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Richard Wyatt and his wife were inducted as | 19 | | members of the Illinois Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame in | 20 | | 1999; he is also a member of the West High Sports Hall of Fame; |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Richard Wyatt was an avid fan of the Chicago Cubs | 3 | | and saw them play the Detroit Tigers in the 1945 World Series; | 4 | | he also rooted for the New York Yankees, but would have traded | 5 | | all their success over the years for just one Cubs | 6 | | Championship; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Richard Wyatt is survived by his wife of 58 years, | 8 | | Carole J. Wyatt; his children, Susan Wallin (Roy), Cathy Smith | 9 | | (Dale), Mary St. Jules (Chip), Jane Miller (Mike), William | 10 | | Wyatt (Gabriela), Sallee Wyatt (Dave), and Nancy Chivari; and | 11 | | his brother, Arthur R. Wyatt; he took great pride in his | 12 | | grandchildren, Sarah and Julie Wallin, Cristin and Joseph | 13 | | McCue, Thomas and Andrew St. Jules, Greg, Cathy and Lauren | 14 | | Miller, Gabrielle and Richard Wyatt, Alisanne Wegman, | 15 | | Alexandra and Elizabeth Hurst, and Meri, Elli, Laci, and Wyatt | 16 | | Chivari; he was also blessed to have seen his | 17 | | great-grandchildren, Beyonce Brown, Derrick Jordan, Derrion | 18 | | Jordan, Michael Miller, Ella Jane Marciniak, and Aidan St. | 19 | | Jules; therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 21 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 22 | | his family and friends, the passing of Richard Thomas "Dick" | 23 | | Wyatt; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Richard Wyatt as an expression of | 3 | | our sympathy.
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