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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 Joseph Hoeniges of Bloomington, |
| 4 | | who passed away on July 26, 2020; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Richard Hoeniges was born to Martin J. and Eileen |
| 6 | | Hoeniges on December 7, 1937; he graduated from Trinity High |
| 7 | | School in 1956 and joined the U.S. Army Reserve in 1957; he |
| 8 | | married Gloria Ann Sweeney on January 10, 1959; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Richard Hoeniges joined the Bloomington Police |
| 10 | | Department in 1960 and served his community for 31 years, |
| 11 | | retiring as a detective; he was affectionately called "Pops" by |
| 12 | | his fellow officers; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, Richard Hoeniges had a deep faith and played an |
| 14 | | active part in the Cursillo movement; he started a chaplain |
| 15 | | program at the police department and served tirelessly at St. |
| 16 | | Mary's Loaves and Fishes soup kitchen; he was a man full of |
| 17 | | love, compassion, honesty, humility and grace; he had a natural |
| 18 | | ability to lift the spirits of those around him using his |
| 19 | | charm, kindness and dry sense of humor; he enjoyed living life |
| 20 | | to the fullest; and
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| 21 | | WHEREAS, Richard Hoeniges was preceded in death by his |
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| 1 | | parents; his brothers, Andrew and John Hoeniges; numerous |
| 2 | | sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law; and two nephews; and
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| 3 | | WHEREAS, Richard Hoeniges is survived by his wife of over |
| 4 | | 61 years, Gloria; his sons, Richard (Mary) Hoeniges II, Robert |
| 5 | | (Robin) Hoeniges, James (Laura) Hoeniges, Daniel (Julie) |
| 6 | | Hoeniges, and Joseph (Carol) Hoeniges; his daughter, Mauria |
| 7 | | (Kenneth) Herman; his grandchildren, Levi, Maurice, Noah, |
| 8 | | Jared, Erik, Abigail, Jack, Kain, Chelsea, Lily, Ivy, Jazmine, |
| 9 | | Kaleb, Tacoma, and Kole; his great-grandchildren, Malia, Luna, |
| 10 | | Avery, and Violet; his siblings, Martin Hoeniges, Florence (E. |
| 11 | | Michael) Walsh, Marie Evans, Patricia (Dan) Richardson, and |
| 12 | | Elizabeth (Dale) Kindred; his sisters-in-law, Tammy Hoeniges, |
| 13 | | Phyllis Prochnow, and Ruth Sweeney; his brother-in-law, John |
| 14 | | (Debba) Sweeney; and many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL |
| 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 17 | | Richard Joseph Hoeniges and extend our sincere condolences to |
| 18 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
| 19 | | further
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| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 21 | | presented to the family of Richard Hoeniges as an expression of |
| 22 | | our deepest sympathy.
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