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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Dr. G. 
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Richard Locke of Decatur, who passed away on August 29, 2009; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was born on January 12, 1937 in Youngstown, 
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Ohio; he attended DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana 
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where he met Judy Blang; they both graduated from DePauw and 
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were married August 2, 1958; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He received his M.D. from Western Reserve 
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University School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio, where he was 
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Alpha Omega Alpha and then trained in Radiology at the 
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University of Iowa; after serving in the United States Army 
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from 1966 to 1968, the Lockes moved to Decatur; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Dr. Locke came to Decatur Memorial Hospital to 
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bring cancer care to the community and was later the Chairman 
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of the Department of Radiology at the hospital until his 
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retirement in 2002; he was a Fellow in the American College of 
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Radiology and served on the Board of Trustees of DePauw 
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University and Millikin University; and

 

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    WHEREAS, Dr. Locke  is survived by his wife, Judy Locke; his 
 


 






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four sons, Giles Richard Locke III M.D. (Jean), Jonathan Locke 
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M.D. (Kathy), Mark Locke M.D. (Sarah), and J. Michael Locke 
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J.D., M.B.A. (Heather); his 14 grandchildren, Katherine and 
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Giles Richard Locke IV (Chip), Madeline, Emily, Anna, Jack, 
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Elllie, Charles, Henry, William, J. Michael (Skip), Catherine, 
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Caroline, and Graham; and his sisters, Jane Thompson (Jim) and 
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Helen Layden (Jim); therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Dr. G. 
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Richard Locke; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Dr. G. Richard Locke as a symbol of 
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our sincere sympathy.