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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
Dr. G. Richard Locke of Decatur, who 
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passed away on August 29, 2009; and

 
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    WHEREAS, G. Richard Locke was born on January 12, 1937 in 
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Youngstown, Ohio; he attended DePauw University in 
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Greencastle, Indiana, where he met his future wife, Judy Blang; 
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after graduating from DePauw, the two married on August 2, 
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1958; he then received his Doctor of Medicine degree from 
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Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, 
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Ohio, where he was Alpha Omega Alpha; after receiving his 
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doctorate, he trained in radiology at the University of Iowa; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, After serving in the United States Army from 1966 
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to 1968, G. Richard Locke and his family moved to Decatur; he 
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worked at Decatur Memorial Hospital, where he was credited for 
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bringing modern, comprehensive cancer care to the community; he 
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later served as the Chairman of the Department of Radiology at 
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DMH until his retirement in 2002; and

 
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    WHEREAS, G. Richard Locke was a Fellow in the American 
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College of Radiology and served on the Board of Trustees of 
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DePauw University and Millikin University; and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, G. Richard Locke is survived by his wife, Judy; 
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his sons, Giles Richard Locke III (Jean), Jonathan Locke 
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(Kathy), Mark Locke (Sarah), and J. Michael Locke (Heather); 
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his grandchildren, Katherine and Giles Richard Locke IV (Chip); 
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Madeline, Emily, Anna, and Jack; Ellie, Charles, Henry, and 
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William; and J. Michael (Skip), Catherine, Caroline, and 
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Graham; and his sisters, Jane Thompson (Jim) and Helen Layden 
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(Jim); 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 Dr. G. Richard Locke; 
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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 G. Richard Locke as an expression of 
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our sympathy.