Full Text of SR0046 99th 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 R. "Dick" Cronholm, who passed | 4 | | away on December 18, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Richard Cronholm was born in 1935; his parents | 6 | | were Robert and Lillian Cronholm; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Richard Cronholm served his country as a member of | 8 | | the United States Army's 82nd Airborne Division; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Richard Cronholm was a proud graduate of Taft | 10 | | School and a member of the Lockport Township High School Class | 11 | | of 1953; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Richard Cronholm was the co-owner of B&B Masonry | 13 | | for over 50 years; he retired from the Lockport Township Fire | 14 | | Protection District after serving as a firefighter for over 32 | 15 | | years; he subsequently continued his service to the Fire | 16 | | District as a Trustee for 18 years; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Richard Cronholm was a charter member of | 18 | | International Association of Firefighters Local 1544 and a life | 19 | | member and GOld Card recipient of the International Union of | 20 | | Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 74; he was a member |
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| 1 | | of the Taft School District Board for 12 years; he also served | 2 | | as 4th Ward Alderman of the City of Lockport and was a member | 3 | | of various boards and commissions for the last 9 mayors of | 4 | | Lockport; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Richard Cronholm was a member of the First | 6 | | Congregational United Church of Christ in Lockport, Lockport | 7 | | Golf and Recreation, the Prairie Bluff Monday Men's Golf | 8 | | League, the 82nd Airborne Reunion Group, the Lockport Township | 9 | | High School Class of 1953 Reunion Committee, the Joliet Area | 10 | | Retired Firefighters, Lockport Lodge 1557 Loyal Order of Moose, | 11 | | the Lockport Church Dartball League, and Norma's Breakfast | 12 | | Club; he was also a private pilot; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Richard Cronholm was preceded in death by his | 14 | | parents; a brother, Russell; a sister, Barbara McCarthy; and a | 15 | | brother-in-law, Jack McCarthy; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Richard Cronholm is survived by his wife, Barbara | 17 | | (nee Reick) Cronholm; 3 children, Colleen (Jeff) Carlson, Rob | 18 | | (Sally) Cronholm, and Rick Cronholm; 8 grandchildren, Kyle | 19 | | Carlson, Taylor (Landon) DeSandre, Ryan (Jennifer) Cronholm, | 20 | | Rachel (Jeff) Turner, Regan Cronholm, Roberta Cronholm, | 21 | | Cassidy Cronholm, and Ross Cronholm; a great-grandchild, | 22 | | Charlotte Turner; a sister-in-law, Delores Cronholm; and many | 23 | | nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 3 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Richard R. "Dick" | 4 | | Cronholm; and be it further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 | | presented to the family of Richard Cronholm as an expression of | 7 | | our sympathy.
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