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SR0512 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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1 SENATE RESOLUTION

2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3 learn of the death of Richard "Dick" Solomon, who passed away
4 on October 29, 2009; and

5     WHEREAS, Richard Solomon was born and raised in
6 Bloomington; he earned his bachelor's degree in fire protection
7 and safety engineering in 1955 from the Illinois Institute of
8 Technology; that same year, he married his wife, Jane; and

9     WHEREAS, After a short stint in the United States Navy
10 during the late 1950s, Richard Solomon moved with his family to
11 Naperville and began working as assistant chief engineer for
12 the Illinois Inspection and Rating Bureau in Chicago; from 1967
13 to 2007, he operated his own fire protection and engineering
14 consulting firm out of his home, serving as the primary
15 engineer and lead consultant to more than 65 municipalities and
16 fire districts in Illinois and nearby states; during this time,
17 he served for more than 30 years as a DuPage County fire
18 marshal and nearly 25 years as a paid on-call firefighter in
19 Naperville; and

20     WHEREAS, Richard Solomon was a nationally known fire
21 protection expert and consultant and a passionate advocate of
22 sprinkler systems; he was responsible for the installation of

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1 hundreds of sprinkler systems in buildings across the State;
2 and

3     WHEREAS, Richard Solomon was active in several State and
4 national fire protection organizations and was appointed by 6
5 Illinois governors to various State commissions; he was also
6 the recipient of 2 awards from the Society of Fire Protection
7 Engineers' Chicago chapter; and

8     WHEREAS, Richard Solomon is survived by his loving wife of
9 54 years, Jane; his daughters, Diane Wold and Karen; and his 2
10 grandchildren; therefore, be it

11     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL
12 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
13 his family and friends, the passing of Richard "Dick" Solomon;
14 and be it further

15     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
16 presented to the family of Richard Solomon as an expression of
17 our sympathy.

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