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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 J. "Dickie" Morelli, who passed |
| 4 | | away on March 4, 2019; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Richard Morelli was born to Victor and Ann |
| 6 | | (Burcenski) Morelli on June 14, 1936; he grew up in Lockport |
| 7 | | and graduated from Joliet Catholic High School in 1954, where |
| 8 | | he played football, baseball, and basketball; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Richard Morelli retired from the Lockport Police |
| 10 | | Department after 28 years of dedicated service; he was also a |
| 11 | | Lockport Animal Control Warden for 45 years; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Richard Morelli was an accomplished trap shooter |
| 13 | | and won Illinois State Trap Shooting championships in 1965, |
| 14 | | 1966, and 1967; he was inducted into the Illinois United States |
| 15 | | Specialty Sports Association Hall of Fame in 1996, having been |
| 16 | | named 1982 State MVP and having played in six world |
| 17 | | tournaments; he received the Joliet Catholic Academy Alumni |
| 18 | | Association Rev. Paddy McGowan Award for athletic achievement |
| 19 | | in 2013; and
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| 20 | | WHEREAS, Richard Morelli enjoyed duck hunting and fishing |
| 21 | | in Siesta Key and at his lake home in Wisconsin; he was an avid |
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| 1 | | fan of the Chicago White Sox fan; he was a lifetime member of |
| 2 | | Lockport Moose Lodge #1557 and a member of the Lockport Duck |
| 3 | | Club; he attended St. Joseph Church in Lockport and Joliet; and
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| 4 | | WHEREAS, Richard Morelli was preceded in death by his |
| 5 | | parents; his father-in-law, Robert Beall; his brother, David |
| 6 | | Morelli; his daughter, Cheryl Morelli; and his grandsons, |
| 7 | | Michael Morelli and Lucas Clinton; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Richard Morelli is survived by his wife of 39 |
| 9 | | years, Sharon (Beall) Morelli; his daughter, Annette (Brett) |
| 10 | | Clinton; his sons, Richard (Ann), Dean (Robin), and Randy |
| 11 | | (Kelly) Morelli; his stepsons, Glenn and Mike (the late Leigh) |
| 12 | | Kelley; nine grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; his |
| 13 | | mother-in-law, Mafalda Beall; his sister, Nancy Costello; his |
| 14 | | brother, Jim (Karen) Morelli; his sister-in-law, Pat Morelli; |
| 15 | | his brother-in-law, Brad Beall; and his sisters-in-law, Linda |
| 16 | | Metheney and Carole Getson; therefore, be it
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| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL |
| 18 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 19 | | Richard J. "Dickie" Morelli and extend our sincere condolences |
| 20 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be |
| 21 | | it further
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| 22 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |