Full Text of SR0207 99th 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 Dr. John Dickens of St. Charles, who | 4 | | passed away on February 6, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Dickens was
born in Aurora to William and | 6 | | Elizabeth Dickens and was a lifelong resident of St. Charles; | 7 | | he graduated from Marmion Academy in 1958 and from the | 8 | | University of
Dayton in 1962; he received his Doctorate in | 9 | | Dental
Surgery from Marquette University in 1966; he served in | 10 | | the United States Army, stationed in Korea at Camp Irwin; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Dickens returned to
his home town and opened | 12 | | his dental practice in downtown St. Charles in December of | 13 | | 1969; his practice was not just work, but his passion; he loved | 14 | | each of his patients and they, along with his
staff, became his | 15 | | second family; he served on the board of the Heritage Center in | 16 | | St. Charles and the Norris Center in St. Charles and was a | 17 | | member of St. John Neumann Catholic
Church, the Knights of | 18 | | Columbus, the American Legion, and the St. Charles Country | 19 | | Club; he
volunteered his time and talent with his wife in | 20 | | Guatemala and at the girls school in
Geneva; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Dickens was an avid golfer and racket ball | 22 | | player; he enjoyed many outdoor activities and
loved all of the |
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| 1 | | Chicago teams; he loved to tell a joke and never seemed to be | 2 | | at a loss for a story to
share; he was a "master of social | 3 | | wisdom", warming the hearts of many people; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Dickens was
preceded in death by his brother, | 5 | | Thomas Dickens; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Dickens is
survived by his wife 38 years, | 7 | | Christine; his sons, Matthew and Timothy; his daughters,
| 8 | | Melissa (Bryce) Salter, Megan, and Mary; his grandsons, Jayden | 9 | | and William; his first granddaughter soon to
be born; several | 10 | | wonderful brother and sisters-in-law; and many nieces and | 11 | | nephews; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 14 | | Dr. John Dickens, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 15 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 16 | | further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of Dr. Dickens as an expression of our | 19 | | deepest sympathy.
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