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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of  W. Ronald 
4Dietz; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, W. Ronald Dietz served his country with 
6distinction as a member of the United States Navy during the 
7Vietnam War; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, W. Ronald Dietz earned his master's degree in 
9business administration from Stanford University; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, W. Ronald Dietz was the retired president and 
11chief executive officer of the W.M. Putnam Company in 
12Bloomington; he also served as director of the Capital One 
13Financial Corporation, where he served as chairman of the Audit 
14and Risk Committee; he previously served as chief executive 
15officer of Anthem Financial and American Savings Bank of New 
16York in Indianapolis, Indiana; he also served at Citibank as 
17Senior Vice President and Division Executive in charge of 
18operations in the Caribbean and northern South America; and
  
 
19    WHEREAS, W. Ronald Dietz served as Chairman of the Board of 
20the DuPage Children's Museum in Naperville since 2010; he also 
21served on the Board of the Indianapolis Children's Museum; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, W. Ronald Dietz is survived by his wife, Carol 
2Gies Dietz; his son, David Dietz; his stepchildren, Jeff and 
3Cindy Gies; his grandchildren, Lindsey and Matthew Gies and 
4Maureen and Thomas Strasser; and his brother, Bradley Dietz; 
5therefore, be it
  
 
6    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
7NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
8we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of W. 
9Ronald Dietz; and be it further
  
 
10    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
11presented to the family of W. Ronald Dietz as an expression of 
12our sympathy.