Full Text of SR0521 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 Arthur "Rich" Parsons of Rock | 4 | | Island, who passed away on October 7, 2023; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Rich Parsons was born in St. Louis, Missouri to | 6 | | Richard C. and Thelma (Moore) Parsons on January 1, 1946; he | 7 | | and his family eventually moved to Moline; he graduated from | 8 | | Alleman High School, where he played basketball, baseball, and | 9 | | football; he attended Black Hawk College for two years before | 10 | | enlisting in the United States Air Force; he was stationed in | 11 | | Ipswich, England, where he served for four years as a | 12 | | sergeant; after being honorably discharged, he returned to his | 13 | | home town and married Gail Diane Ziegler at St. Pius Catholic | 14 | | Church in Rock Island on July 14, 1972; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Rich Parsons worked full-time for and eventually | 16 | | retired from Missman Stanley and Associates in Rock Island; | 17 | | and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Rich Parsons played many sports, and his | 19 | | favorites included basketball, baseball, softball, tennis, | 20 | | golf, pickleball, and racquetball; he spent many years in | 21 | | gyms, coaching, watching, cheering, refereeing, playing, and | 22 | | working out to stay active; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Rich Parsons was inducted into the Alleman High | 2 | | School Hall of Fame for his role on the 1963-1964 boys | 3 | | basketball team; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Rich Parsons was preceded in death by his parents | 5 | | and his brother, Robert Parsons; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Rich Parsons is survived by his wife, Gail; his | 7 | | children, Heather Parsons, Amy (Steve) Rognsvoog, Daniel | 8 | | (Heidi) Parsons, Abigayle (Matt) Peeler, Bridgette (Robert) | 9 | | Walker, and Sam (Courtney) Parsons; his grandchildren, Caitlyn | 10 | | Lynch, Shannon Lynch, Emma Rognsvoog, Riley Parsons, Kade | 11 | | Parsons, Whitnee Parsons, Ashlynne Parsons, Tristyn Parsons, | 12 | | Edith Walker, and Kirby Walker; his siblings, Robyn (Ken) | 13 | | Elliott and Steve (Mattie) Parsons; and his sister-in-law and | 14 | | brothers-in-law, Connie (Paul) Vaughn, Mike (Laurie) Ziegler, | 15 | | Larry Ziegler, and Tim (Paula) Ziegler; therefore, be it | 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 18 | | Richard Arthur "Rich" Parsons and extend our sincere | 19 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 20 | | him; and be it further | 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | presented to the family of Rich Parsons as an expression of our | 2 | | deepest sympathy. |
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