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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois |
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| were saddened to learn of the death of Todd W. "Bubba" Dicks of |
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| Warsaw on December 3, 2003; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Dicks was born May 31, 1966, in Keokuk, the |
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| son of Carroll Elmer and Alta A. Grimes Dicks; he was a |
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| graduate of Warsaw High School Class of 1984; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Dicks worked for the City of Warsaw Street and |
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| Water Departments and was a member of the Warsaw Volunteer Fire |
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| Department; and
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| WHEREAS, He died while responding to the scene of an |
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| accident with the Warsaw Volunteer Fire Department; he was the |
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| first Warsaw firefighter to die in the line of duty in the |
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| Department's 136-year history; he was accorded full |
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| firefighter rites and burial; and
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| WHEREAS, His passing will be deeply felt by many, |
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| especially his mother, Alta Dicks; his sister, Renee Smith and |
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| her husband, Todd "Smitty"; his nieces, Jessica and Jordyn |
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| Smith; his uncle, Bill (Sherry) Grimes; and his two cousins, |
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| Lacy and Cody Grimes; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his father in 1968; |
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| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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| Todd W. "Bubba" Dicks along with all who knew and loved him and |
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| extend our sincere condolences to his family and friends; and |
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| be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |