Full Text of SR0087 103rd 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 John DuSold of Park Ridge, who | 4 | | passed away on February 8, 2023; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Richard DuSold was born to John and Ruth DuSold | 6 | | on March 31, 1938; he grew up in the Rogers Park neighborhood | 7 | | of Chicago and attended Stone Grammar School; he graduated | 8 | | second in his class from Lane Tech High School in 1956, where | 9 | | he was a commander in the ROTC; he financed his own education, | 10 | | starting at Purdue University and then the University of | 11 | | Illinois at Navy Pier before earning his Bachelor of Science | 12 | | from Northwestern University; he married Dorothy in September | 13 | | 1959, and he continued to work in Chicago until they moved to | 14 | | Park Ridge; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Richard DuSold worked at Continental Bank; while | 16 | | working full time, he completed his MBA from Northwestern | 17 | | University and earned an officer position at the bank; during | 18 | | his tenure, he ran the book donation drive to benefit Chicago | 19 | | Public Schools and represented the bank as an active member of | 20 | | the Chicago United Way; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Richard DuSold dedicated his time to the Park | 22 | | Ridge community; he served as a member of the District 64 |
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| 1 | | School Board and helped to form Open Gate, a gifted and | 2 | | talented program for children in District 64; he volunteered | 3 | | for the local variety shows at Roosevelt and Jefferson | 4 | | schools, building props and sets while also working with the | 5 | | stage crew; he was a member of the Park Ridge Garden Club, and | 6 | | his garden was showcased on one of the club's garden walks; he | 7 | | also gave his time to building props and sets for both the | 8 | | Oakton Ice Arena and Skokie Skatium ice shows for many years, | 9 | | where he further helped both rinks with skating competitions; | 10 | | and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Richard DuSold held a number of leadership | 12 | | positions; he was president of the Friends of the Park Ridge | 13 | | Library and ran the semiannual book sales for over 30 years; he | 14 | | was a member of the Park Ridge Heritage Committee and helped to | 15 | | get two books on Park Ridge published; he served on the board | 16 | | of the Park Ridge Community Fund for 34 years; he belonged on | 17 | | the board of the Park Ridge Civic Orchestra, where he also | 18 | | acted as stage manager; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Richard DuSold was very proud of his daughter's | 20 | | accomplishments in school and ice skating, and he always made | 21 | | it a point to attend all of her activities; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Richard DuSold was preceded in death by his | 23 | | parents; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Richard DuSold is survived by his wife of 63 | 2 | | years, Dorothy; his daughter, Elizabeth; his son-in-law, | 3 | | Robert O'Connor; his grandchildren, Alex and Pixel | 4 | | DuSold-O'Connor; his niece, Laurel (Paul Squitteri) | 5 | | Gorman-Squitteri; his nephews, Brice Gorman and Lee DuSold; a | 6 | | great-grandniece; and two great-grandnephews; therefore, be it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 8 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 9 | | Richard John DuSold and extend our sincere condolences to his | 10 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 11 | | further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 | | presented to the family of Richard DuSold as an expression of | 14 | | our deepest sympathy.
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