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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
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learn of the death of Elder Felder Richard Sr., who passed away 
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on February 3, 2009; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Felder Richard Sr. was born January 8, 1919 to the 
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late Rich and Ollie (Simmons) Richard in Magnolia, Mississippi; 
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he grew up working on his father's land and attending the 
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family's church; and

 
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    WHEREAS, On December 31, 1940, he was united in Holy 
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Matrimony to Alma Halthon, in Magnolia, Mississippi; he was a 
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member of Mason Temple C.O.G.I.C. in Danville, Illinois and was 
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an ordained minister and church statesman; he also attended St. 
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Paul's Bible classes and was awarded a certificate for the 
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same; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He served in the United States Army as a sergeant 
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during World War II in the Pacific Theater,
earning several 
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citations and later was honorably discharged; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He retired from General Motors after 25 years of 
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service; he later built and was the founder of Richard's Temple 
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C.O.G.I.C.; he was a born-again believer and a member of the 
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Body of Christ for over 70 years;

Elder Richard was a man of 
 


 






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great faith; he enjoyed reading the Bible, sharing the Word of 
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God, and receiving the promises of God; he also enjoyed 
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continuous prayer and communion with God, especially until a 
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"word" was heard from the Lord; and

 
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    WHEREAS, His hobbies included carpentry, remodeling, and 
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various creative workshop projects; and
 
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    WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents and his 
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three sisters; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Felder Richard Sr. is survived by his loving wife, 
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Alma Richard; his three sons; Felder (Carolyn) Richard Jr., 
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Kenneth (Pia) Richard and Simeon Gary Richard; his daughters: 
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Erma (Ken) Flye, Ernestine Tribbet, Sharon Kay Young, Alma 
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Richard,  and Kathy Richard; his nineteen grandchildren; his 
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twenty-three great-grandchildren; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
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his family and friends, the passing of Felder Richard Sr.; and 
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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 Felder Richard Sr. as a symbol of 
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our sincere sympathy.