Full Text of SR1960 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 Lee "Dick" Emery of Crystal Lake, | 4 | | who passed away on July 17, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dick Emery was born in Altadena, California to | 6 | | Talitha Youngblood and Francis Eric Emery on May 21, 1938; his | 7 | | family lived briefly in Pasadena, where he attended St. Peter's | 8 | | Catholic School through the second grade; his family then moved | 9 | | to Concord, where he was a student at Queen of All Saints | 10 | | School and a graduate of Mount Diablo High School, where he | 11 | | played football and baseball; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, In 1957, Dick Emery enlisted in the U.S. Navy to | 13 | | pursue his dream of flying; in 1958, he entered officer | 14 | | candidate school and flight training as a member of the Naval | 15 | | Aviation Cadet Drill Team "58" at NAS Pensacola; he earned his | 16 | | Navy Wings of Gold in February of 1960; he was discharged from | 17 | | active service in July of 1962, but he continued in the Naval | 18 | | Reserves and retired after 20 years with the rank of Commander; | 19 | | and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Dick Emery graduated with a Bachelor of Science in | 21 | | Business and Industrial Management from San Jose State | 22 | | University in February of 1966; he married Betty Lou on |
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| 1 | | February 10, 1967; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Dick Emery was hired by United Airlines and began | 3 | | his career in San Francisco then moved to Crystal Lake, where | 4 | | he flew out of O'Hare International Airport; in 1985, he was | 5 | | promoted to captain; he retired in June of 1998 after a career | 6 | | of 32 years; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, In retirement, Dick Emery looked forward to | 8 | | building and living in his dream home with Betty Lou, their | 9 | | yearly trips to Maui with friends and family, and watching his | 10 | | grandchildren learn how to swim; he could always be found | 11 | | poolside working on cryptograph and Sudoku puzzles; he also | 12 | | enjoyed a lively debate; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Dick Emery was preceded in death by his parents; | 14 | | his sister, Kathy; and his best friend and brother, Bill; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Dick Emery is survived by his wife of 51 years, | 16 | | Betty Lou; his sons, Christopher and Eric; his | 17 | | daughters-in-law, Jennifer and Deanna; his grandchildren, | 18 | | Will, Julia, and Elise; and his sister, Mary Woods; therefore, | 19 | | 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 Lee "Dick" Emery, and extend our sincere condolences to | 2 | | his 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 Dick Emery as an expression of our | 6 | | deepest sympathy.
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