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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Richard Carl "Dick" Schwarz of Peoria, 
4who passed away on October 15, 2015; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Dick Schwarz was born in Ashtabula, Ohio on 
6September 4, 1937 to Harold and Laura (nee Bratton) Schwarz; he 
7was valedictorian of his class in Edgewood High School, where 
8he excelled in high school sports and  held the county records 
9in high jump and high hurdles for many years; he graduated from 
10Kent State University, majoring in geology and was a member of 
11Sigma Nu Fraternity; he married Myrna Wilson on November 14, 
121964 at Highland Presbyterian Church in Street, Maryland; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, Dick Schwarz was employed by American Water Works 
14Company, Inc., where he worked for 7 subsidiary companies in 4 
15states over his 38-year career, ending in Peoria, where he 
16retired as manager of the Northern Division of Illinois 
17American Water Company in 1999; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Dick Schwarz was a Rotarian for 38 years, 10 years 
19in Belleville, where he served as President, and 28 years with 
20the Peoria Downtown Rotary; he was Chairman of the Board for 
21the Belleville Area Chamber of Commerce and Chairman of the 
22Board for  Belleville-Fairview Heights Junior Achievement; he 
 
 
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1is a Rotary Paul Harris Fellow and  received the Louis B. 
2Neumiller Founders Award for Junior Achievement of Central 
3Illinois in Peoria; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, Dick Schwarz loved the outdoors and enjoyed 
5hunting, fishing, boating, walking in the woods, picking morel 
6mushrooms, and practicing amateur taxidermy; he was a member of 
7United Presbyterian Church in Peoria, where he served as a 
8deacon; he is a member of his high school Hall of Fame; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Dick Schwarz was preceded in death by his parents; 
10and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, Dick Schwarz is survived by his wife of 50 years, 
12Myrna; his 2 sons, Richard "Rick", Jr. (Jody) and Cyril "Cy" 
13(Karolee); his 3 grandchildren, Justin, Kaitlyn, and Matthew 
14Schwarz; his  brother, Robert (Mary); his 7 nephews; and his 
15niece; therefore, be it
  
 
16    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL 
17ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
18Richard Carl "Dick" Schwarz, and extend our sincere condolences 
19to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be 
20it further
  
 
21    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
 
 
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1presented to  the family of  Dick Schwarz as an expression of our 
2deepest sympathy.