Full Text of SR0425 101st 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 L. Paulsen of Moline, who passed | 4 | | away on May 1, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Richard Paulsen was born in Davenport, Iowa to | 6 | | Clifford and Hertha Paulsen on February 23, 1935; he graduated | 7 | | from Rock Island High School in 1953; he attended Augustana | 8 | | College; he served in the United States Army and the Army | 9 | | Reserves; he married Sieglinde Wegehaupt at Immanuel Lutheran | 10 | | Church in Rock Island on May 18, 1957; he was confirmed into | 11 | | the Lutheran faith in 1960; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Richard Paulsen went to work with his father at | 13 | | Paulsen Electric Co. in 1955; he started as a truck driver; he | 14 | | then completed an electrical apprenticeship, worked as a | 15 | | journeyman electrician, an estimator, and vice president; | 16 | | after his father's death, he became president of the company in | 17 | | 1981; after closing his business in 1994, he worked for Moline | 18 | | Electrical Supply Company, a division of Springfield Electric; | 19 | | he retired in 1999; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Richard Paulsen was a member of the International | 21 | | Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and the Quad Cities Chapter | 22 | | of the National Electrical Contractors Association; he served |
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| 1 | | on the Electrical Commission for the City of Moline for ten | 2 | | years; after moving to Moline, he joined Holy Cross Lutheran | 3 | | Church, where he served on the Mutual Encouragement and | 4 | | Property Committees and as an elder; he enjoyed his vegetable | 5 | | garden, traveling, taking pictures, and spending time with his | 6 | | family; he was an avid fan of the University of Iowa Hawkeyes, | 7 | | the St. Louis Cardinals, and any team for which his family | 8 | | played or coached; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Richard Paulsen is survived by his wife of 61 | 10 | | years, Sieglinde; his sons, Stephen and Scott Paulsen; and his | 11 | | daughter, Susan Paulsen; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 14 | | Richard L. Paulsen and extend our sincere condolences to his | 15 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 16 | | further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of Richard Paulsen as an expression of | 19 | | our deepest sympathy.
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