SR1063 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Richard E. Caplan of Chicago; and

WHEREAS, Richard Caplan was born in Chicago in 1927 and grew up in Irving Park; he graduated from Lane Tech College Prep High School and served in the United States Navy during World War II; following the war, he attended Western Illinois University and become a chemist; and

WHEREAS, Richard Caplan worked for Montgomery Ward where he earned 2 patents for chemical coatings; he later went to work for Dexter Midland Industrial Finishes in Waukegan as a salesman and quickly moved up, becoming Vice-President of Sales and Marketing; he retired in the early 1990s; and

WHEREAS, Richard Caplan, and his wife, Betsy, settled in North Carolina following his retirement to be close to his son and he began selling ladies shoes at a department store; and

WHEREAS, Richard Caplan enjoyed spending time with his family and teaching his son, Michael, how to play baseball while he was growing up; he loved life, his morning donut, his friends, and family; and

WHEREAS, Richard Caplan eventually returned to Chicago, and for 17 years, drove a school bus, fearlessly driving downtown when many other drivers would not; and

WHEREAS, Richard Caplan was preceded in death by his wife, Betsy; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Richard E. Caplan, 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 Richard Caplan as an expression of our deepest sympathy.