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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Heinz F. Richard of Marengo, who passed
4away on July 20, 2015; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Heinz Richard was born in Chicago on April 24,
61930 to Fred and Martha (nee Steinegger) Richard; he married
7Mary Lou Driver on February 3, 1952 at Zion Lutheran Church in
8Marengo; he served in the United States Air Force during the
9Korean War, working on aircraft as a computer programmer; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Heinz Richard worked at McDonnell Douglas in Fort
11Worth, Texas; he then worked for Boeing Air Craft in Wichita,
12Kansas as an electrical engineer; in 1971, he moved his family
13back to his home town of Marengo and worked for AT&T, retiring
14in 1994; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Heinz Richard was an avid bowler, sometimes
16bowling on 3 leagues a week, but his biggest passion was always
17fishing; he enjoyed taking trips with his wife and sometimes
18his children to Branson, Missouri; Kentucky Lake; Northern
19Wisconsin; and out west, but most of all enjoyed his trips up
20to his son Bob's resort, O'Sullivans Rainbow, in Nakina,
21Ontario, Canada; he was also an avid Nebraska Corn Huskers and
22Kansas City Chiefs fan; his other favorite pastimes included

 

 

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1mowing the lawn and smoking a good cigar; and
 
2    WHEREAS, Heinz Richard was preceded in death by his parents
3and his sister-in-law, Joan Steinwehe; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Heinz Richard is survived by his wife of 63 years
5Mary Lou; his 5 children, Ronald (Debbie) Richard, Marta (Dale)
6Vogel, Robert (Shelly) Richard, Paula Finnan (fiancé Dave
7Bennett), and Laura Hinton; his 11 grandchildren, Brenn and
8Luke Richard, Brett, Bryan (Kristi), and Brandon Vogel, Graydon
9and Bailey Richard, Katelyn and Dylan Finnan, and Zachary and
10Wade Hinton; his 4 great-grandchildren, Riley, Alexander, and
11Braylon Vogel and Bryson Finnan; his sisters, Edith Richard and
12Elizabeth (Sepp) Cantaluppi; his sister-in-law, Carol (Victor)
13Mortensen; his brothers-in-law, Tom (Delores) Driver and
14William (Ruth) Driver; and many other friends and relatives;
15therefore, be it
 
16    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL
17ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
18Heinz F. Richard, and extend our sincere condolences to his
19family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
20further
 
21    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
22presented to the family of Heinz Richard as an expression of

 

 

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1our deepest sympathy.