Full Text of SR0356 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Raphael "Ralph" Diederich of Wonder | 4 | | Lake, who passed away on January 13, 2021; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ralph Diederich was born on April 4, 1947; he | 6 | | grew up in Chicago, where he attended Catholic school; he | 7 | | served in the U.S. Air Force from 1966 to 1970, and he was | 8 | | stationed in Da Nang, Vietnam and became a trained mechanic | 9 | | during his service; he married Patricia on April 22, 1967, and | 10 | | they had four children; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Ralph Diederich had a career as a mechanic and | 12 | | truck driver; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Ralph Diederich was committed to community | 14 | | involvement, and he was a retired Wonder Lake volunteer | 15 | | firefighter, EMT, and a search and rescue scuba diver; he was | 16 | | also a past trustee; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Ralph Diederich volunteered for many military | 18 | | organizations in order to support veterans in any way he | 19 | | could; he was a past commander of the VFW; he was also a member | 20 | | of the American Legion, the Military Order of the Cootie, and | 21 | | the Knights of Columbus 4th Degree; he was also a board member |
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| 1 | | of the VAC and involved in PLAV, Vietnow, Vrein, and AMVETS; | 2 | | and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Ralph Diederich enjoyed spending time with his | 4 | | family, and they spent many summers in Wisconsin Dells, | 5 | | Wisconsin; he enjoyed coaching youth baseball, boating, | 6 | | camping, flying, and watching NASCAR and football; he was | 7 | | known for his amazing, funny, and heartfelt stories and for | 8 | | being a dreamer who never gave up on his dreams and encouraged | 9 | | everyone around him to dream big; he will be missed by all; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Ralph Diederich was preceded in death by his | 11 | | parents, Jerry and Bernice Diederich, and his brother-in-law, | 12 | | Marty Koelper; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Ralph Diederich is survived by his wife of almost | 14 | | 54 years, Patricia (Triggs); his son, John (Lynda) Diederich; | 15 | | his daughter, Nancy; his son, Brian; his daughter, Dana; his | 16 | | sister, Cathy (Tom) Engleman; his brother, Mike (Margaret) | 17 | | Oester; his sister-in-law, Kathleen (Jim) Pieroni; and his | 18 | | sister-in-law, Mary Beth Koelper; therefore, be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 20 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 21 | | Raphael "Ralph" Diederich and extend our sincere condolences | 22 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be |
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| 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to the family of Ralph Diederich as an expression of | 4 | | our deepest sympathy.
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