Full Text of HR1335 95th General Assembly
HR1335 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | | 3 |
| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of
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| Richoz of Elgin, who passed away on May 18, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, Arthur Richoz was born in October of 1922; he | | 6 |
| married Elinor Radde on December 19, 1942; and
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| WHEREAS, Arthur Richoz served his country with pride and | | 8 |
| distinction as a member of the 179th Infantry Regiment, 45th | | 9 |
| Division of the United States 7th Army during World War II; | | 10 |
| after several automatic deferments due to his job, he joined | | 11 |
| the service in July of 1944 and became a member of the famed | | 12 |
| "Thunderbirds"; the combat wounds he suffered while serving in | | 13 |
| the European theater earned him the nickname of "Purple Heart | | 14 |
| Art"; in addition to his Purple Heart, he was also the | | 15 |
| recipient of the Bronze Star and 6 other medals; following his | | 16 |
| tour of duty, he became a staunch supporter of veterans' causes | | 17 |
| and maintained close ties to veterans from World War II to the | | 18 |
| Iraqi war; and
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| WHEREAS, Arthur Richoz was employed as a tool and die maker | | 20 |
| with the Illinois Watch and Case Factory before World War II; | | 21 |
| after the war, he worked briefly at International Harvester, | | 22 |
| where he was involved in the construction of one of the largest |
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| crawler tractors ever built; he then took a tool and die job | | 2 |
| with McDonough Manufacturing in Elgin, where worked on a | | 3 |
| component for the Mercury space program; and
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| WHEREAS, Arthur Richoz is survived by his wife of 65 years, | | 5 |
| Elinor; his son, Archie; his daughter, Pamela; and his four | | 6 |
| grandchildren; and
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| WHEREAS, Arthur Richoz will be remembered by all who knew | | 8 |
| and loved him as a friendly and neighborly man who always | | 9 |
| wanted to be with people; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | | 11 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | | 12 |
| mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Arthur | | 13 |
| Richoz; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | | 15 |
| presented to the family of Arthur Richoz as an expression of | | 16 |
| our sympathy.
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