Full Text of SR1393 100th 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 Richard Nordlof, who passed away on | 4 | | January 31, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Richard Nordlof was born in 1933 and raised in | 6 | | Rockford; he graduated from Rockford East High School in 1951; | 7 | | he graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 8 | | with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering in 1955; | 9 | | he married Joanne "Jody" Stafford in October 1955; the couple | 10 | | them moved to Rockford; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, In Rockford, Richard Nordlof worked for George D. | 12 | | Roper Corp and then Mechanical Tool and Engineering Co.; he | 13 | | later founded Rapid-Air-Corp., MTE Hydraulics, and Delta Power | 14 | | Hydraulic Co.; he earned several patents for his inventions; | 15 | | and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Richard Nordlof was a performing member and | 17 | | President of the Board of the Mendelssohn Club, and a member of | 18 | | the Board of the Rockford Arts Council; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Richard Nordlof donated the money to buy and | 20 | | renovate the former New American Theater in downtown Rockford; | 21 | | in 2012, he donated the building to the Rockford Public Library |
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| 1 | | with the stipulation that the building not be sold or converted | 2 | | for other uses; the building was later named for him; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Richard Nordlof was presented the Register Star's | 4 | | Excalibur Award in recognition of his community service in | 5 | | 2007; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Richard Nordlof was a businessman and | 7 | | philanthropist who served on numerous boards; he was best known | 8 | | for his affinity for his hometown and his appreciation of the | 9 | | arts; he was a champion for countless community causes and | 10 | | leaves an astonishing legacy of accomplishments; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Richard Nordlof was preceded in death by his | 12 | | parents; and his wife, Jody; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Richard Nordlof is survived by his children, | 14 | | Gregory (Finny) Nordlof, Bradley (Duawn) Nordlof, Diane (Larry | 15 | | Perez) Nordlof, and Donna (Brian) Nordlof-Hampton; his | 16 | | grandchildren, Eric (Shannon Chilton) Nordlof, Sarah (Scott) | 17 | | Affeldt, Paley Nordlof, and Paige Nordlof; his brother, Ronald | 18 | | (Judy) Nordlof; his sister-in-law, Priscilla Stafford; and his | 19 | | special friend, LoRayne Logan; therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 21 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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| 1 | | Richard Nordlof and extend our sincere condolences to his | 2 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 3 | | further
| 4 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 | | presented to the family of Richard Nordlof as an expression of | 6 | | our deepest sympathy.
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