Full Text of SR0040 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 Richard L. "Dick" Kennedy of Moline, | 4 | | who passed away on December 14, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dick Kennedy was born to Richard W. and Geraldine | 6 | | Kennedy on November 9, 1935; he graduated from Rock Island | 7 | | High School in 1953 and then enlisted in the U.S. Navy, where | 8 | | he served for three years in Korea and Japan at the end of the | 9 | | Korean War; he married Judy Benson on May 22, 1957; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Dick Kennedy worked at Farmall as a machinist; he | 11 | | then began an apprenticeship as a plasterer and worked as a | 12 | | journeyman for 25 years; he completed his professional career | 13 | | as an elevator and escalator installer with Montgomery | 14 | | Elevator; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Dick Kennedy was an avid sports enthusiast; he | 16 | | played fastpitch softball at a highly competitive level | 17 | | throughout the 60s and 70s and then, for many years, focused on | 18 | | coaching his children on their youth baseball and softball | 19 | | teams; he volunteered with many different organizations; he | 20 | | enjoyed cheering on his family and traveling all over the | 21 | | country to participate in the important events in their lives; | 22 | | he will be remembered for his infectious sense of humor and |
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| 1 | | being a passionate husband, father, and grandfather; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Dick Kennedy was preceded in death by his | 3 | | parents; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Dick Kennedy is survived by his wife of 63 years, | 5 | | Judy; his children, Teresa (Don) Kennedy-Hohenstein, Tim | 6 | | (Mary) Kennedy, Tom Kennedy, Tina (Cory) Kilcullen, and Tara | 7 | | (Joe) Appel; his grandchildren, Serena Hohenstein, Lydia | 8 | | Kennedy, Maggie Kennedy, Sam Kennedy, Coen Kilcullen, Gemma | 9 | | Kilcullen, Sadie Appel, and Luke Appel; and his twin sisters, | 10 | | Margaret Anderson and Marlowe Bogle; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 13 | | Richard L. "Dick" Kennedy and extend our sincere condolences | 14 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | 15 | | it further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of Dick Kennedy as an expression of our | 18 | | deepest sympathy.
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