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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Richard G. Le Comte of Rock Island, who 
4passed away on August 8, 2019; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Richard Le Comte was born in Moline to George and 
6Lillian (Stratton) Le Comte on October  5, 1932  and  was raised 
7by Hazel and Bob Pettit; he served in the U.S. Army and married 
8Norene Polacek in Moline on December 28, 1952; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Richard Le Comte was a machine operator at Alcoa 
10for 40 years, retiring in the 1990s; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, Richard Le Comte was a former trustee of the Coal 
12Valley Village Board; he was a life member of the Rock Island 
13VFW and a member of Alcoa Retirees, the Coal Valley Lions Club, 
14and the Lutheran faith; he enjoyed a great experience on an 
15Honor Flight to Washington and loved to run, bowl, and fish; 
16family was important to him, and he was proud of building his 
17own home in Coal Valley; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, Richard Le Comte was preceded in death by his 
19sons-in-law, Ross Hall and Billy Cathcart, and his sisters, 
20Edith Ransom and Aileen Berg; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Richard Le Comte is survived by his wife, Norene; 
2his  daughters, Margo Hall, Pam (Bill) Comstock, Kim (Tom) 
3Frazier, Jack Davis, and Alicia (Dan) Johnson; 13 
4grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and his foster mother, 
5Hazel Pettit; therefore, be it
  
 
6    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL 
7ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
8Richard G. Le Comte and extend our sincere condolences to his 
9family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
10further
  
 
11    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
12presented to  the family of  Richard Le Comte as an expression of 
13our deepest sympathy.