Full Text of SR0776 96th General Assembly
SR0776 96TH 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
Elmo Ricci of West Frankfort, who passed | 4 |
| away on April 13, 2010; and
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| WHEREAS, Elmo Ricci was born on October 6, 1920, in | 6 |
| Johnston City; his parents were Domenico and Isolena Hazel | 7 |
| Bondi Ricci; he married Jean Marcella Webster in 1952; and
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| WHEREAS, In January of 1942, Elmo Ricci enlisted in the | 9 |
| U.S. Army Air Corps; he served in World War II as an airplane | 10 |
| armorer/gunner in a B-25 plane; during his time with the Army | 11 |
| Air Corps, he took part in campaigns in the South Philippines, | 12 |
| New Guinea, Luson, and air combat over Borneo; he was awarded 4 | 13 |
| Bronze Stars, the Good Conduct Medal, and the Air Medal for his | 14 |
| service; and
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| WHEREAS, Elmo Ricci graduated from Johnston City High | 16 |
| School in 1939; he earned his master's degree in education from | 17 |
| Southern Illinois University in 1953; and
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| WHEREAS, Elmo Ricci had a long and distinguished career in | 19 |
| education; in the fall of 1953, he began his teaching career at | 20 |
| Fairfield Community High School (FCHS); during his tenure at | 21 |
| FCHS, he taught drafting, mechanical drawing, and orientation; |
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| he also served as the cross country, football, and golf coach; | 2 |
| he served at FCHS faithfully for 31 years until his retirement | 3 |
| in 1984; he also taught at Hurst-Bush for 2 years and at | 4 |
| Johnston City for 2 years; and
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| WHEREAS, Elmo Ricci was a member and a former deacon of the | 6 |
| First Christian Church in West Frankfort; he was also a member | 7 |
| of the Lions Club and the American Legion for 56 years; and | 8 |
| WHEREAS, Elmo Ricci was preceded in death by his parents; | 9 |
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| WHEREAS, Elmo Ricci is survived by his sons, Terry Ricci | 11 |
| and Tim Ricci and his wife, Debbie; and his grandchildren, | 12 |
| Chelcee Brown and her husband, Lance, and Lacee Breeden and her | 13 |
| husband, Andrew; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 15 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 16 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Elmo Ricci; and be it | 17 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 |
| presented to the family of Elmo Ricci as an expression of our | 20 |
| sympathy.
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