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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of  Richard A. "Dick" Puder, Sr. of Silvis, 
4who passed away on May 19, 2016; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Richard Puder, Sr. was born on October 17, 1941 in 
6Martinsburg, Iowa; his parents were Everard and W. Olive Meeker 
7Puder; he married Sandra Detwiler on June 28, 1969 in Rock 
8Island County; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Richard Puder, Sr. attended school in Martinsburg 
10and What Cheer, Iowa; he enlisted in the United States Army in 
111959 and served as a tank commander in the 14th Armored Cavalry 
12Regiment in Bad Hersfeld, Germany, on the East German/West 
13German border until 1962, when he was honorably discharged; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, In 1965, Richard Puder, Sr. moved to Silvis and 
15began working for the John Deere Plow Planter Works in Moline; 
16he worked in the Inspection and Cylinder Testing and 
17Development Department for 35 years until his retirement in 
18January of 2000; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Richard Puder, Sr. was active in the Tri-City 
20Motorcycle Club, racing motocross and enduro on the national 
21circuit from 1965 to 1978 and as an AMA District 17 referee 
 
 
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1from 1976 to 1980; he was a lifelong outdoorsman and loved 
2adventure; he spent as much time as he could canoeing, 
3backpacking, cycling, and mountaineering in remote wilderness 
4areas; he was active in the YMCA Indian Guides and 
5Trailblazers, Saukenuk Paddlers Canoe Club, Iowa Mountaineers, 
6Quad City Bicycle Club, and as a leader in the Illowa Council 
7Boy Scouts of America and Order of the Arrow; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, Richard Puder, Sr. was preceded in death by his 
9parents; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Richard Puder, Sr. is survived by his wife of 46 
11years, Sandra; his son, Richard (Meridith) Puder, Jr.; his 
12daughter, Kat (Timothy) Johnson; and his grandson, Jonathan; 
13therefore, be it
  
 
14    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL 
15ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his 
16family and friends, mourn the passing of Richard A. "Dick" 
17Puder, Sr.; and be it further
  
 
18    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
19presented to the family of Richard Puder, Sr. as an expression 
20of our sympathy.