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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 regret of the death of Richard V. "Gus" Hopper of |
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| Chatham on August 1, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Hopper was born on August 17, 1937 in |
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| Gillespie to Vernie and Kathleen (McFarlan) Hopper; he married |
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| Elizabeth Jill Lesko on October 18, 1958 in Gillespie; she |
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| preceded
him in death on January 22, 1990; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Hopper worked for the Illinois Senate Majority |
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| staff immediately preceding his death and was a former Macoupin |
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| County precinct committeeman; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Richard Hopper has been
deeply felt |
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| by many, especially his
2 daughters, Marge (Jim) Brown and Lisa |
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| (Vince) Cacciatori; his 3 grandchildren, Adam Brown, Claire |
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| Cacciatori, and Emma Cacciatori; his brother, William Hopper; |
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| and his 2 sisters, Dorothy Bone and Lois Keck; and
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| WHEREAS, In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death |
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| by his parents and his brother, James L. Hopper; therefore, be |
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| 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 death of |
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| Richard V. "Gus" Hopper and we extend our deepest sympathy to
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| his 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 Richard V. "Gus" Hopper as an |
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| expression of our sincere condolences.
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