SR0345 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Ralph Riley Obenchain, Jr. of Woodstock, who passed away on November 30, 2014; and

WHEREAS, Ralph Obenchain, Jr. was born on August 5, 1927; he grew up in Evanston; he married his loving wife, Elaine, in 1957; and

WHEREAS, Ralph Obenchain, Jr. attended Northwestern University; and

WHEREAS, Ralph Obenchain, Jr. worked for National Cash Register before embarking on a 60 year career as an investment adviser on LaSalle St. in Chicago; he retired in 2008 at the age of 81; and

WHEREAS, Ralph Obenchain, Jr. was a longtime member of the Masons; he was also a member of the ETHS golf team and the YMCA Franklin Club; and

WHEREAS, Ralph Obenchain, Jr. was an avid 3-cushion billiard player; he could catch monster muskies, fell massive elm and oak trees, lay cement, repair and refinish antique furniture, and cane chairs; he had a broad knowledge of history and the arts, especially classical music, and was a founding member of the Mozart Society in Woodstock and the Paradise Point Pickerel Club; and

WHEREAS, Ralph Obenchain, Jr. was the dearly loved husband of Elaine (nee Higgins); the adored father of Ralph Riley Obenchain, III, Edith Obenchain (James), Samuel Obenchain (Denise), Valerie McLeer, and Abigail Obenchain (William Cole); the cherished grandfather of Mason, Avery, Jax, Eli "Joe", Krista, Sammy, Milo, and Skyler; the brother of Gloria O. Russell and Nancy Obenchain; and the son of the late Ralph and Mabel; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his family and friends, mourn the passing of Ralph Riley Obenchain, Jr.; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Ralph Obenchain, Jr. as an expression of our sympathy.