Full Text of SR1553 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 J. Short of McHenry, who passed | 4 | | away on March 24, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Richard Short was born in Chicago to James H. and | 6 | | Patricia (Nuccio) Short on February 22, 1931; he married | 7 | | Barbara J. Carnagio at Our Lady of Sorrows Basilica in Chicago | 8 | | on September 6, 1952; he enlisted in the Illinois Air National | 9 | | Guard and he was stationed at the U.S. Air Force Base in | 10 | | Langley, Virginia; he was a gunner and an instructor in the | 11 | | 108th Bomb Squadron until 1952; after serving, he attended the | 12 | | John Marshall Law School and was admitted to the Illinois and | 13 | | Federal Bar in 1957; in 1960, he received a Doctor of | 14 | | Jurisprudence; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Richard Short was an attorney for over 60 years, | 16 | | first in Chicago, and then in McHenry County; in 1960, he was | 17 | | appointed to the Cook County Board of Tax Appeals; in 1961, he | 18 | | was appointed as Technical Advisor to the Illinois Department | 19 | | of Revenue; he gained national prominence as an authority on | 20 | | state and local tax law and later served as an Assistant | 21 | | Attorney General; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Richard Short served as Chairman of the McHenry |
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| 1 | | County Democratic Party, President of the McHenry Chamber of | 2 | | Commerce, and Village Prosecutor for several villages; he was | 3 | | past president of the West Suburban Bar Association; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Richard Short was a member of the McHenry County | 5 | | Sheriff's Merit Commission, the Johnsburg Lions Club, the St. | 6 | | John's Endowment Society, the Harmony Snowmobile Club, the | 7 | | Lakes Region American Legion Post, the Woodland Green | 8 | | Homeowners Association, and the Illinois Bar Association; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Richard Short was an avid boater; he held a U.S. | 10 | | Coast Guard License and was always ready to take the boat out | 11 | | onto the water; he also enjoyed seeing his grandchildren, | 12 | | cheering on the Chicago Bears, and winter vacations in Naples | 13 | | and Marco Island, Florida; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Richard Short was preceded in death by his | 15 | | parents; his sisters, Jeanne Hill and Marianne Mazzuca; and his | 16 | | son-in-law, Patrick Rorig; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Richard Short is survived by his wife of 65 years, | 18 | | Barbara; his children, Richard (Lisa) Short, Cynthia Rorig, and | 19 | | Patrick (Gretchen) Short; and his grandchildren, Nicole, Tara, | 20 | | Kevin, Terence, Sean, Collin, and Carter; therefore, be it
| 21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL |
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| 1 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 2 | | Richard J. Short, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 3 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 4 | | further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 | | presented to the family of Richard Short as an expression of | 7 | | our deepest sympathy.
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