Full Text of HR0340 095th General Assembly
HR0340 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Dick | 4 |
| Chase of Elmhurst who passed away on March 2, 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, Dick Chase was born in Chicago; he was a Marine | 6 |
| Corps veteran who served in the Korean War; and
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| WHEREAS, Dick Chase was the owner of Chase Root Beer, a | 8 |
| business well-known for its concessions at numerous local | 9 |
| festivals and events, including the American Cancer Society's | 10 |
| Elmhurst/Lombard Relay for Life and the Elmfest in Elmhurst; | 11 |
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| WHEREAS, Dick Chase was a former Director of the Elmhurst | 13 |
| Chamber of Commerce & Industry and served on its Marketing | 14 |
| Committee and Elmfest Steering Committee for many years, as | 15 |
| well as serving on the Downers Grove Marketing Committee, the | 16 |
| Naperville Downtown Business Alliance, and the Character | 17 |
| Counts Marketing Committee; he also served as President of the | 18 |
| Illinois Festival Association and was the Founding Director of | 19 |
| the Character Counts IN! Elmhurst Board; and
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| WHEREAS, Dick Chase was preceded in death by his son, | 21 |
| Scott; and his sibling, Cullie Chase; and
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| WHEREAS, Dick Chase is survived by his wife, Mary Jo; his | 2 |
| son, Kent; his grandchildren, Kelsey, Morgan, and Austin; his | 3 |
| sister, Shirley Cartledge; his daughter-in-law, Michelle; and | 4 |
| many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 6 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 7 |
| mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Dick | 8 |
| Chase; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 |
| presented to the family of Dick Chase as an expression of our | 11 |
| sympathy.
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