SR1124 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Roger Cunningham of Peoria, who passed away on June 21, 2022; and

WHEREAS, Roger Cunningham was born in Chicago on December 4, 1940; he grew up in Galesburg; he earned a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in Music Education from Illinois Wesleyan University and the University of Illinois; he married Shirley Koelling in 1966, and they resided in the Peoria area for most of their married life; and

WHEREAS, Roger Cunningham proudly played trombone in the U.S. Army Band at Fort Knox for two years; he also played trombone in the Peoria Symphony Orchestra and the Peoria Municipal Band; he was also a skilled player of recorders, and he participated in various recorder ensembles and music festivals throughout the country; and

WHEREAS, Roger Cunningham made his career in computer programming, spending most of his years at the RLI Corporation; and

WHEREAS, Roger Cunningham was an active member of the Universalist Unitarian Church of Peoria, where he sang in the choir and managed the UU Cuubs church baseball team in the 1990s; in recent years, he became an avid student of the Mandarin language due to inspiration by several close connections with Chinese students, friends, and teachers; and

WHEREAS, Roger Cunningham was preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Mabel Cunningham; his nephew, Jeff De Bruine; and nine cousins with whom he enjoyed close friendships due to their living on the same block; and

WHEREAS, Roger Cunningham is survived by his wife, Shirley; his sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Ruth and Paul De Bruine; four nieces; eight grandnieces and grandnephews; and numerous cousins; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Roger Cunningham and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Roger Cunningham as an expression of our deepest sympathy.