Full Text of SR0444 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 Ronald P. Staes of Moline, who passed | 4 | | away on August 20, 2023; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Staes was born to Frank and Myrtle Staes | 6 | | in Moline on July 13, 1947; he graduated from Moline High | 7 | | School and received a degree from St. Ambrose University in | 8 | | 1974; he served for four years in the U.S. Air Force, earning | 9 | | the Bronze Star Medal for his service in Vietnam; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Staes served as the Moline Police | 11 | | Department's first D.A.R.E. officer from 1991 to 2004; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Staes received the Moline Police | 13 | | Department's highest honor, the Medal of Honor, for rescuing | 14 | | two children from a burning home in 1989; he also received the | 15 | | Americanism Award and was named the State of Illinois Law | 16 | | Officer of the Year in 1993 and the Moline Police Department's | 17 | | Police Officer of the Year in 1992; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Staes was a life member of various | 19 | | organizations, including the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge | 20 | | 77 and the Veterans of Foreign Wars; he served as president of | 21 | | the Filipino-American Association Iowa-Illinois Region; he was |
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| 1 | | also involved with community boards and the Knights of | 2 | | Columbus; he served as an extraordinary minister for the Holy | 3 | | Communion; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Staes dedicated time to his family, his | 5 | | friends, and charitable endeavors, as his philosophy of life | 6 | | was that a person's legacy is defined by what they do for | 7 | | others not for themselves; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Staes was preceded in death by his | 9 | | brother, Father Bob Staes; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Staes is survived by his daughter, Amber | 11 | | (Alex) Cunningham; his grandchildren, Miles and Maya; and his | 12 | | sister, Dawn (Mike) Petrik; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
| 15 | | Ronald Staes and extend our sincere
condolences to his family, | 16 | | friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be it further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 18 | | presented to the family of Ronald Staes as an expression of
our | 19 | | deepest sympathy.
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