Full Text of SR0837 95th General Assembly
SR0837 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the passing of J. Richard "Dick" Meno of Gillespie, | 4 |
| who passed away August 8, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born April 25, 1948 in Litchfield, the son | 6 |
| of the late Charles C. Meno and the late Jennie (Michelis) Meno | 7 |
| Cordera;
he married Wanda (Osborne) Meno
on October 2, 1993 in | 8 |
| Las Vegas; he was a 1966 graduate of Gillespie High School, | 9 |
| graduated cum lade in 1970 from St. Louis University, receiving | 10 |
| a Bachelor's degree from the School of Commerce & Finance, and | 11 |
| graduated from St. Louis University School of Law in 1973;
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| WHEREAS, One of the great loves of his life was music and | 13 |
| playing his trumpet with The Music Men and the Muni Band; he | 14 |
| was a member of The Music Men, a 46 year member of the American | 15 |
| Federation of Musicians Local 88, serving as Vice President for | 16 |
| 5 years and serving as President for 18 years, the Illinois | 17 |
| State Bar Association, and the Macoupin County Bar Association; | 18 |
| he served as an attorney for the City of Benld and as President | 19 |
| of the Benld Cemetery Association; he was a member of the | 20 |
| Italian-American Club of Benld and the Knights of Columbus; and
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| WHEREAS, Richard Meno was an attorney-at-law, serving in | 22 |
| 1973 as an Associate with Denby & Dobbs in Carlinville; from
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| 1973-1975 as Macoupin County Public Defender; and from
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| the present as a Partner in the law offices of Denby, Meno, | 3 |
| Bloomer, & Denby located in Benld, Carlinville, and Staunton; | 4 |
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents; and his | 6 |
| step-father, Severino Cordera; and
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| WHEREAS, Richard Meno is survived by his wife, Wanda Meno; | 8 |
| his son, Charles J. "C.J." Meno; his daughter, Mavi | 9 |
| (Husband:Chad) Baarson; his brother, Charles J. "Jack" | 10 |
| (Wife:Deanna) Meno; his sister, Joanne Horne; and his | 11 |
| granddaughter, Lucciana Baarson; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 13 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 14 |
| his family and friends, the passing of J. Richard "Dick" Meno; | 15 |
| and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 |
| presented to the family of J. Richard "Dick" Meno as a symbol | 18 |
| of our sympathy.
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