Full Text of SR0533 95th General Assembly
SR0533 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of Dick Pierce, a longtime resident of | 4 |
| Lisle, who passed away on January 14, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, Dick Pierce was born September 4, 1922 in | 6 |
| Buchanan, Michigan; and
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| WHEREAS, He served as a 1st Lieutenant in the United States | 8 |
| Army Air Corps during World War II; he graduated from North | 9 |
| Central College and Northern Illinois University, and taught | 10 |
| and coached at Washington Junior High School, District 203, | 11 |
| Naperville for over 20 years; and
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| WHEREAS, He received the Teacher of the Year (Red Apple) | 13 |
| Award after former CNN and CBS news anchor Paula Zahn, a former | 14 |
| student, wrote a letter praising his abilities; as a testament | 15 |
| to his love of teaching, he volunteered for many years as a | 16 |
| tutor for Little Friends; he played the stand-up bass with Roy | 17 |
| Rubenstein and the Chicago Hot Six jazz band, enjoyed flying, | 18 |
| playing tennis, writing, and taking photographs; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his sister, Carol | 20 |
| Lamport; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Dick Pierce will be deeply felt by | 2 |
| those who knew and loved him, especially his loving wife of 27 | 3 |
| years, Shirley Pierce; his wonderful children, Sherie Lin (Bob) | 4 |
| Huber, Stevie Pierce, Charlie "Allen" (Linda) Pierce, Renee | 5 |
| Feldmeier, and John (Mary) Henderson; his special | 6 |
| grandchildren, Lindsay Huber, Christofer, Matthew, and | 7 |
| Alexandria Feldmeier, Jeremy, Corey, and Andy Pierce, and | 8 |
| Gabrielle Henderson; his two cherished great-grandchildren; | 9 |
| his dear sister, Mary Ellen Jones; and his brother, Gael | 10 |
| Pierce; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 12 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 13 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Dick Pierce; and be it | 14 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 |
| presented to the family of Dick Pierce as a symbol of our | 17 |
| sincere sympathy.
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