Full Text of SR1013 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are deeply | 3 | | saddened to learn of the death of Richard Henry "Dick" Burwash | 4 | | of Savoy, who passed away on November 10, 2012; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Richard Burwash was born in Savoy on March 26, | 6 | | 1918, to Arthur E. and Mabel Burwash (Womacks); he married | 7 | | Catherine Watson on January 12, 1944; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Richard Burwash grew up in Monticello until his | 9 | | family relocated to Long Beach, California; his family returned | 10 | | to Champaign County in 1927; he graduated from Champaign High | 11 | | School in 1935, and he attended the University of Illinois, | 12 | | where he joined the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity and was a | 13 | | member of ROTC; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Richard Burwash served his country in the U.S. | 15 | | Army during World War II; he completed boot camp on the eve of | 16 | | the attack on Pearl Harbor; he served at Chanute Air Force Base | 17 | | in Rantoul, at a base near Savannah, Georgia, and then was | 18 | | transferred to the 439th Troop Carrier Group, where he | 19 | | relocated to England to assist with the Normandy invasion on | 20 | | D-Day; and | 21 | | WHEREAS, Following the war, Richard Burwash operated the |
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| 1 | | family farm; he was active in the Champaign County Farm Bureau | 2 | | and served on its legislative committee in the early 1970's; | 3 | | the News-Gazette selected him as Farm Leader of the year; he | 4 | | served on the Carle Foundation Board of Trustees from 1967 to | 5 | | 1972 and was president of the board from 1970-71; he sat on the | 6 | | board of directors of the Champaign National Bank (now Busey | 7 | | Bank) and served as the board's chairman in the 1980's; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Richard Burwash was a 57-year member of the Rotary | 9 | | Club of Champaign and for 56 of those years grew sweet corn for | 10 | | the annual corn roast; he was a 32-degree Mason, a member of | 11 | | the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Lodge in Savoy, and | 12 | | a lifetime member of American Legion Post 1492 in Savoy; he was | 13 | | a lifelong member of the Savoy United Methodist Church; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Richard Burwash was preceded in death by his wife, | 15 | | Catherine; his parents, Arthur E. and Mabel Burwash; his | 16 | | stepmother, Florence Burwash (Evans); his daughter, Barbara | 17 | | Anne; and his stepbrothers, George Evans and Edward Evans; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Richard Burwash is survived by his daughters, | 19 | | Laurin Elizabeth Vinson and Carol J. Burwash; his grandsons, | 20 | | Andrew L. (Paula) Vinson and Thaddeus Nathan Vinson; his | 21 | | stepsister, Phyllis Moore (Evans); and many beloved cousins, | 22 | | nieces, and nephews; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 3 | | Richard Burwash, and we extend our sincere condolences to his | 4 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 5 | | further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to the family of Richard Burwash as an expression of | 8 | | our deepest sympathy.
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