Full Text of SR0895 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 Smith "Dick" Applegate of Peoria, | 4 | | who passed away on July 16, 2010; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, He was born on May 8, 1944, in Pekin, to H. Smith | 6 | | and Mary Shane Applegate; he married Paula Maddox in Peoria on | 7 | | October 22, 1983; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, He graduated from Richwoods High School in Peoria | 9 | | in 1962 and received his Bachelor of Music Education from | 10 | | Bradley University in 1966; he served as a music educator and | 11 | | choral director in central Illinois schools, most recently | 12 | | Peoria School District 150, retiring in 2005; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, For the past 26 years, he served as choir director | 14 | | for the Universalist Unitarian Church in Peoria; he was | 15 | | recognized throughout the area as a skilled performer on | 16 | | five-string banjo and also taught a number of private students; | 17 | | he was a founding member of Applegate and Company and a member | 18 | | of the Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia professional music fraternity; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Richard Applegate is survived by his wife, Paula; |
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| 1 | | his two sisters, Carol Terry and Nancy (Michael) Bearce; his | 2 | | brother, Robert (Lisle) Applegate; and his nieces, nephews, | 3 | | great-nieces, and great-nephews; therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 5 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 6 | | his family and friends, the passing of Richard Applegate; and | 7 | | be it further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to the family of Richard Applegate as a symbol of our | 10 | | sincere sympathy.
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