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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened |
| 3 | | to learn of the death of Richard Clarence "Dick" Puls of Des |
| 4 | | Plaines, who passed away on December 26, 2023; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dick Puls was born in Chicago to Clarence and |
| 6 | | Gertrude (Cook) Puls on May 1, 1943; he attended Queen of All |
| 7 | | Saints Elementary School in Chicago and Notre Dame High School |
| 8 | | in Niles; he graduated with a Bachelor of Science from Loyola |
| 9 | | University Chicago; he married Sylvia Madalinski in 1967; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Dick Puls taught science at St. Viator High |
| 11 | | School; he then spent the rest of his professional career as a |
| 12 | | senior level life insurance underwriter for a large firm in |
| 13 | | Chicago; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, Dick Puls was a longtime parishioner of St. |
| 15 | | Zachary Parish in Des Plaines, where he served in many |
| 16 | | ministries, including liturgy and finance planning, St. |
| 17 | | Vincent DePaul, and RCIA; he also served on the St. Zachary |
| 18 | | School Board, where all of his children and his grandson, Sam, |
| 19 | | attended grade school; a faithful Catholic throughout his |
| 20 | | life, he even selected the church altar as the spot for his |
| 21 | | marriage proposal; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Dick Puls enjoyed reading science fiction novels, |
| 2 | | studying the stock market, playing cards, listening to |
| 3 | | classical music, and napping with his dog, Duke; he loved |
| 4 | | spoiling his grandchildren and treating them to trips to the |
| 5 | | zoo, botanical gardens, arboretum, children's museum, and a |
| 6 | | nice lunch, where they could choose anything off the menu; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, Dick Puls was preceded in death by his parents |
| 8 | | and his wife, Sylvia; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Dick Puls was the loving father of Judy (Dave) |
| 10 | | Manning, Rich Puls, Donna (Levent) Turetgen, and David (Beth) |
| 11 | | Puls; the devoted grandfather "Papa" of Richie, Emma, Neyla, |
| 12 | | Melisa, William, and Sam; the cherished cousin of Nancy |
| 13 | | Pavlick; the dear brother-in-law of Susan (the late |
| 14 | | Christopher) Puchalla; the loved uncle of Jenny, Julie, Chris, |
| 15 | | and Dan; and the adored cousin, friend, colleague, and |
| 16 | | neighbor of many; therefore, be it
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| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL |
| 18 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 19 | | Richard Clarence "Dick" Puls and extend our sincere |
| 20 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved |
| 21 | | him; and be it further
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| 22 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |