Full Text of SR1134 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 Ronald Joseph "Ron" Tucker of | 4 | | Springfield, who passed away on April 30, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ron Tucker was born in Springfield to Joseph B. | 6 | | and Mary Agnes Marcella Morris Tucker on September 1, 1943; he | 7 | | was a lifelong Springfield resident; he graduated from | 8 | | Springfield High School; while in high school, he was employed | 9 | | by Liquid Carbonic, a division of General Dynamics; he served | 10 | | in the U.S. Marine Corps as a Lance Corporal during the Vietnam | 11 | | Era; he attended Lincoln Land Community College and Illinois | 12 | | Business College; he married Ann L. Pearson in Bloomington on | 13 | | June 22, 1968; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Ron Tucker was employed by the State of Illinois | 15 | | in various departments from 1969 until his retirement from the | 16 | | Illinois Secretary of State, Department of Police in 2002; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Ron Tucker was a member of several organizations, | 18 | | including the Island Bay Yacht Club, the Springfield Lake Shore | 19 | | Improvement Association, American Legion Post 32, the Forty and | 20 | | Eight, Disabled American Veterans Chapter 15, and the Pleasant | 21 | | Plains Historical Society; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Ron enjoyed boating, fishing, and spending time | 2 | | with his family, especially his grandchildren; he took up | 3 | | golfing, excelled at the sport, coached others, and was a | 4 | | starter at the Lincoln Greens Golf Course for several years; he | 5 | | also enjoyed his annual vacation with friends and his entire | 6 | | family on Sanibel Island, Florida; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Ron Tucker was preceded in death by his parents | 8 | | and his sister, Theresa Stamm; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Ron Tucker is survived by his wife, Ann Tucker; | 10 | | his children, Kimberly (Tim) O'Connor, Rob (Sue) Tucker, | 11 | | Christie (Chris) Jones, and Scott (Sarah) Tucker; his | 12 | | grandchildren, Maille O'Connor, Rian O'Connor, Aidan O'Connor, | 13 | | Kylie Tucker, Delaney Tucker, Brayden Tucker, Kaelyn Jones, | 14 | | Allie Jones, Kinley Tucker, Laiken Tucker, and Kannon Tucker; | 15 | | his brother, Kevin (Marie) Tucker; his aunt, Stevie Mclaughlin; | 16 | | and several nieces, nephews, and cousins; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 18 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 19 | | Ronald Joseph "Ron" Tucker and extend our sincere condolences | 20 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | 21 | | it further
| 22 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | presented to the family of Ronald Tucker as an expression of | 2 | | our deepest sympathy.
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