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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3 learn of the death of Dr. David Arnold Frier Jr. of
4 Springfield, who passed away on February 27, 2010; and
 
5     WHEREAS, He was a member of the Illinois Prisoner Review
6 Board and served under two governors; he was born in Benton in
7 1931; and
 
8     WHEREAS, He received bachelor's, master's, and doctoral
9 degrees from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale; he was
10 a tenured professor at Western Illinois University, where he
11 taught political science for 20 years; a number of his
12 students, including Mary Matalin and Senator Kirk Dillard, went
13 on to political careers; and
 
14     WHEREAS, He was also a noted antique dealer and collector
15 and for many years had a shop in Macomb, as well as exhibiting
16 at shows around the Midwest; he was known for painting Illinois
17 River duck decoys, which are widely sold at shows across the
18 United States and on eBay; and
 
19     WHEREAS, Dr. David Frier is survived by his wife, Yasna;
20 and his six children, Timothy David, Kerry Dee, Randy Ryan,
21 Bruce Hale, Jennifer Rae, and John David; therefore, be it
 

 

 

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1     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL
2 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
3 his family and friends, the passing of David Frier Jr.; and be
4 it further
 
5     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
6 presented to the family of Dr. David Frier Jr. as a symbol of
7 our sincere sympathy.