Full Text of SR0525 97th 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 Gary Wayne Rich of West Frankfort, who | 4 | | passed away on January 4, 2012; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, He was born on November 6, 1954, in Herrin, the | 6 | | son of Obie Gene and Hazel June (Hawkins) Rich; he grew up in | 7 | | West Frankfort and graduated from Frankfort Community High | 8 | | School; he married Lisa Jean Bowyer in 1974; he later married | 9 | | Lora Marie Willmore; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, His interests included Tae Kwon Do, and his | 11 | | passion for the martial arts and his desire to teach others led | 12 | | him to open The American Tae Kwon Do Academy in West Frankfort; | 13 | | he achieved the ranking of 5th degree black belt; he also | 14 | | obtained training in massage therapy at Rend Lake College; his | 15 | | desire for learning and helping others led him to Healing Touch | 16 | | and Reiki; he was a certified Healing Touch instructor and a | 17 | | Reiki Master; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, He first explored coal mining before deciding on | 19 | | the Department of Corrections as his lifelong employer; in his | 20 | | 27 years working for the Department of Corrections, the first 9 | 21 | | were at the Shawnee Correctional Facility with the remainder as | 22 | | a shift commander at the Du Quoin Impact Incarceration Program; |
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| 1 | | he put together a tutoring program that helped inmates with | 2 | | substandard reading skills effectively raise their reading | 3 | | abilities; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by both parents; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Gary Rich is survived by his wife; his sons, Gabe | 6 | | and Kyle Rich; his grandchildren, Lillie and Bella; his large | 7 | | extended family, including Dennis and Donna Sminchak, David and | 8 | | Linda Rich, Betty Caraway, and Jim and Monica Rich; he is also | 9 | | survived by 5 nephews and 6 nieces; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 12 | | his family and friends, the passing of Gary Rich; and be it | 13 | | further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Gary Rich as a symbol of our sincere | 16 | | sympathy.
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