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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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| learned with sadness of the death of Gene L. Riley of |
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| Bloomington on Thursday, June 3, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Riley was born in Springfield on October 4, |
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| 1928 to Howard and Jinny Gibson Riley and he married Joan |
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| Olzewski in Springfield on June 4, 1949; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Riley served Illinois Undersecretary of State |
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| John Lewis as the director of the Illinois Secretary of State's |
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| Police; he retired as a special agent captain in 1985 from the |
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| Illinois State Police after serving 30 years; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Riley was of the Catholic faith; he was a |
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| loving husband, father, and grandfather and will be deeply |
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| missed by his family and friends; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Gene L. Riley has been deeply felt |
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| by many, especially his wife, Joan; his daughter, Janice (Dan) |
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| Lipsey; his brother, Russell Riley; his sisters, Peggy Jordan, |
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| Imogene Broccardo, and Mary Eva Myers; his grandsons, Ashley |
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| Riley, and Sean Riley; and his great-granddaughters, Taylor |
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| Riley and Bridget Riley; he was preceded in death by his |
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| parents; a son, Garrett Riley; two brothers; and a sister; |
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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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| Gene L. Riley and extend our sincerest condolences to his |
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| family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
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| further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to the family of Gene L. Riley as an expression of |