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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Ronald Lee "Mud" Galiene, who passed away 
4on May 20, 2016; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Ronald Galiene was born to Mario and Virginia 
6Galiene on October 6, 1936 and raised in Chicago Heights; he 
7attended Bloom Township High School, where he was a standout 
8athlete; he attended DePauw University in Greencastle, 
9Indiana, where he excelled in football and golf; in 1958, he 
10was named Athlete of the Year; he served for four years in the 
11United States Navy, earning the rank of Lieutenant; he married 
12Margaret "Margie" Salata in 1960 and they settled in 
13Libertyville; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS,  After graduating from the University of Illinois 
15Dental School, Ronald Galiene specialized in orthodontics, and 
16launched a 30-year practice in Waukegan; "Dr. G" was loved by 
17his staff and patients and he loved them in return; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, Ronald Galiene was inducted into the DePauw 
19Athletic Hall of Fame in 2003; he continued to achieve 
20greatness on the golf course and was named club champion 
21several times at both the Glen Flora Country Club in Waukegan 
22and the Knollwood Club in Lake Forest; "Poppy" and his wife 
 
 
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1eventually retired to the shores of Lake Michigan in Wisconsin, 
2where  he spent his remaining years entertaining friends and 
3family, soaking up the sun, tinkering in his workshop, and 
4traveling; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Ronald Galiene was preceded in death by his 
6daughter, Mary Beth; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, Ronald Galiene is survived by his wife of 56 
8years, Margie; his children, Ron Jr., Julie (Mark) Hamill, Jane 
9(John) Oviatt, and Jill (Dave) Kiel; his grandchildren, Meg, 
10Paige, Matt, Dan, Mary Jane, Emma, Lily, Allison, and Ronnie; 
11his sister, Sharon (Bill) White; his brothers and 
12sisters-in-law, Stan Salata, and Bob and Barbara Salata; and  
13his nieces and nephews, Sheri, Bob, Amy, Dan, and Suzie; 
14therefore, be it
  
 
15    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL 
16ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
17Ronald Lee "Mud" Galiene, and extend our sincere condolences to 
18his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
19further
  
 
20    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
21presented to  the family of  Ronald Galiene as an expression of 
22our deepest sympathy.