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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Richard F. Curran, who passed away on
4June 18, 2015; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Richard Curran was born on March 25, 1927 in
6Dixon; his parents were Harold and Anne (nee Fielding) Curran;
7he was a longtime resident of the Joliet area and formerly
8lived in Dixon, Sterling, Freeport, and Plainfield; he and his
9wife also enjoyed 20 years of retirement wintering in Siesta
10Key, Florida; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Richard Curran served his country as a member of
12the United States Navy during World War II and the Korean War;
13and
 
14    WHEREAS, Richard Curran graduated from Aquin High School in
151944 and attended Loras College; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Richard Curran served as President of the Will
17County Municipal League; he considered being one of the active
18participants in the development of Interstate 355 Veterans
19Parkway connecting Interstate 55 and Interstate 80 to be among
20his greatest accomplishments; he was a founding member of the
21West Jefferson Business Association; he also served as a Joliet

 

 

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1City Councilman from 1963 to 1971 and a member of the District
286 Board of Education from 1955 to 1961, serving as the Board's
3President from 1958 to 1961; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Richard Curran was an active member of the
5Cathedral of St. Raymond Nonnatus, where he served as head
6usher for many years; he was also a member of the Joliet Rotary
7Club for over 30 years; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Richard Curran was preceded in death by his
9parents and a brother, Dr. Eugene (Germaine) Curran; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Richard Curran is survived by his beloved wife,
11Priscilla (nee McKewan) Curran; 4 children, Kathleen (James)
12Schlesser, Michael (Colleen) Curran, Jane (William) Purpura,
13and Timothy Curran; 8 grandchildren, Jay Schlesser, Katy Law,
14Andrew Schlesser, Steve Schlesser, John Curran, Daniel Curran,
15Kelly Curran, and Patti Purpura; 5 great-grandchildren; a
16sister, Julianne "Julie" (the late John) Heilman; and many
17nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
 
18    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL
19ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his
20family and friends, mourn the passing of Richard F. Curran; and
21be it further
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2presented to the family of Richard Curran as an expression of
3our sympathy.