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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
3 | learn of the death of Edward R. Richards, Sr., who passed away | ||||||
4 | on October 8, 2014; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Edward Richards, Sr. served his country as a | ||||||
6 | member of the United States Army Air Forces during World War | ||||||
7 | II; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Edward Richards, Sr. retired from Commonwealth | ||||||
9 | Edison after 40 years of service; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Edward Richards, Sr. was a member of the Joliet | ||||||
11 | Shrine Club, Medina Temple, Matteson Lodge #175 Ancient Free & | ||||||
12 | Accepted Masons, the Valley of Chicago Ancient Accepted | ||||||
13 | Scottish Rite, and the Buckhorn Elks Lodge in Mesa, Arizona; | ||||||
14 | and | ||||||
15 | WHEREAS, Edward Richards, Sr. enjoyed woodworking, | ||||||
16 | golfing, and spending winters in Arizona with his wife; and
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17 | WHEREAS, Edward Richards, Sr. was preceded in death by his | ||||||
18 | parents, Russell and Gertrude (nee Trent) Richards, and a | ||||||
19 | grandson, Christopher Richards; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Edward Richards, Sr. is survived by his loving | ||||||
2 | wife of 60 years, Harriet A. (nee Rasmussen) Richards; a son, | ||||||
3 | Edward (Mary) Richards, Jr.; 2 daughters, Kay (James) Novak and | ||||||
4 | Anne (Richard) Doss; 8 grandchildren, Lynnea (Jim) Derocher, | ||||||
5 | Paul (Becky) Richards, Phillip (Jody) Richards, Ryan (Laura) | ||||||
6 | Novak, Brett Novak, Mark (Austin) Novak, Samantha (Thomas) | ||||||
7 | Milhoan, and Katie Krock; 13 great-grandchildren; a | ||||||
8 | great-great-grandson; a sister-in-law, Janet (the late | ||||||
9 | Raymond) Reardon; and a niece, Stacey Reardon; therefore, be it
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10 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | ||||||
11 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | ||||||
12 | family and friends, mourn the passing of Edward R. Richards, | ||||||
13 | Sr.; and be it further
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14 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
15 | presented to the family of Edward Richards, Sr. as an | ||||||
16 | expression of our sympathy.
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