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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
| 3 | | learn of the death of Richard "Dick" Nixon, who passed away on |
| 4 | | May 7, 2017 at the age of 75; and |
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Richard Nixon was born in Waukegan to Mattie and |
| 6 | | Roosevelt Nixon; he graduated from Waukegan Township High |
| 7 | | School, where he was a legendary basketball and baseball player |
| 8 | | and was part of the school's first trip to state; he graduated |
| 9 | | from Marquette University, where he was captain of the |
| 10 | | basketball team his junior and senior years; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, Richard Nixon was a retired executive from Sears; |
| 12 | | and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, Richard Nixon enjoyed the game of golf; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, Richard Nixon was a Waukegan School Board member |
| 15 | | for seven years with District 60 and a Waukegan Township |
| 16 | | Trustee; he was also alderman for the Fifth Ward, board member |
| 17 | | for First Midwest Bank, and board member for Victory Hospital; |
| 18 | | and
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| 19 | | WHEREAS, Richard Nixon was preceded in death by his |
| 20 | | parents; his sister, Rosie Jones; his brother, Roosevelt Nixon; |