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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
| 3 | | learn of the death of Richard F. Curran, who passed away on |
| 4 | | June 18, 2015; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Richard Curran was born on March 25, 1927 in |
| 6 | | Dixon; his parents were Harold and Anne (nee Fielding) Curran; |
| 7 | | he was a longtime resident of the Joliet area and formerly |
| 8 | | lived in Dixon, Sterling, Freeport, and Plainfield; he and his |
| 9 | | wife also enjoyed 20 years of retirement wintering in Siesta |
| 10 | | Key, Florida; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, Richard Curran served his country as a member of |
| 12 | | the United States Navy during World War II and the Korean War; |
| 13 | | and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, Richard Curran graduated from Aquin High School in |
| 15 | | 1944 and attended Loras College; and
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| 16 | | WHEREAS, Richard Curran served as President of the Will |
| 17 | | County Municipal League; he considered being one of the active |
| 18 | | participants in the development of Interstate 355 Veterans |
| 19 | | Parkway connecting Interstate 55 and Interstate 80 to be among |
| 20 | | his greatest accomplishments; he was a founding member of the |
| 21 | | West Jefferson Business Association; he also served as a Joliet |
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| 1 | | City Councilman from 1963 to 1971 and a member of the District |
| 2 | | 86 Board of Education from 1955 to 1961, serving as the Board's |
| 3 | | President from 1958 to 1961; and
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| 4 | | WHEREAS, Richard Curran was an active member of the |
| 5 | | Cathedral of St. Raymond Nonnatus, where he served as head |
| 6 | | usher for many years; he was also a member of the Joliet Rotary |
| 7 | | Club for over 30 years; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Richard Curran was preceded in death by his |
| 9 | | parents and a brother, Dr. Eugene (Germaine) Curran; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Richard Curran is survived by his beloved wife, |
| 11 | | Priscilla (nee McKewan) Curran; 4 children, Kathleen (James) |
| 12 | | Schlesser, Michael (Colleen) Curran, Jane (William) Purpura, |
| 13 | | and Timothy Curran; 8 grandchildren, Jay Schlesser, Katy Law, |
| 14 | | Andrew Schlesser, Steve Schlesser, John Curran, Daniel Curran, |
| 15 | | Kelly Curran, and Patti Purpura; 5 great-grandchildren; a |
| 16 | | sister, Julianne "Julie" (the late John) Heilman; and many |
| 17 | | nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL |
| 19 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his |
| 20 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Richard F. Curran; and |
| 21 | | be it further
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