Full Text of SR0143 94th General Assembly
SR0143 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| learned with regret of the death of Richard Way Woodcock of | 4 |
| Godfrey on Friday, April 1, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born July 1, 1923, in Lincoln to Rives and | 6 |
| Helen C. (Leffingwell) Woodcock; he married Lois Lutz, who | 7 |
| preceded him in death in 1964; he married Mary Poulos on May 6, | 8 |
| 1965, in Alton; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Woodcock valiantly served his country as a | 10 |
| member of the U.S. Army during World War II; he graduated from | 11 |
| Shurtleff College and was employed by Mississippi Lime Co. as | 12 |
| vice president for 37 years; and
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| WHEREAS, He served on the board of the American Red Cross, | 14 |
| the American Cancer Society, Pride Inc., and Riverbend | 15 |
| Headstart, and was a volunteer at Alton Memorial Hospital; he | 16 |
| was a member and past president of Lockhaven Country Club; his | 17 |
| great love was golf and telling stories, innumerable funny | 18 |
| stories; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Richard Way Woodcock has been | 20 |
| deeply felt by many, especially his wife, Mary; his daughter, | 21 |
| Marta Steiner, and her husband, Steve; his grandchild, Evan | 22 |
| Steiner; his sisters, Barbara Morris and Virginia Coles; and | 23 |
| his many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 25 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 26 |
| Richard Way Woodcock, and we extend our deepest sympathy to his | 27 |
| family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 28 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to his family as an expression of our sincere | 2 |
| condolences.
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