Full Text of SR0407 96th General Assembly
SR0407 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of
Dr. G. Richard Locke of Decatur, who | 4 |
| passed away on August 29, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, G. Richard Locke was born on January 12, 1937 in | 6 |
| Youngstown, Ohio; he attended DePauw University in | 7 |
| Greencastle, Indiana, where he met his future wife, Judy Blang; | 8 |
| after graduating from DePauw, the two married on August 2, | 9 |
| 1958; he then received his Doctor of Medicine degree from | 10 |
| Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, | 11 |
| Ohio, where he was Alpha Omega Alpha; after receiving his | 12 |
| doctorate, he trained in radiology at the University of Iowa; | 13 |
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| WHEREAS, After serving in the United States Army from 1966 | 15 |
| to 1968, G. Richard Locke and his family moved to Decatur; he | 16 |
| worked at Decatur Memorial Hospital, where he was credited for | 17 |
| bringing modern, comprehensive cancer care to the community; he | 18 |
| later served as the Chairman of the Department of Radiology at | 19 |
| DMH until his retirement in 2002; and
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| WHEREAS, G. Richard Locke was a Fellow in the American | 21 |
| College of Radiology and served on the Board of Trustees of | 22 |
| DePauw University and Millikin University; and
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| WHEREAS, G. Richard Locke is survived by his wife, Judy; | 2 |
| his sons, Giles Richard Locke III (Jean), Jonathan Locke | 3 |
| (Kathy), Mark Locke (Sarah), and J. Michael Locke (Heather); | 4 |
| his grandchildren, Katherine and Giles Richard Locke IV (Chip); | 5 |
| Madeline, Emily, Anna, and Jack; Ellie, Charles, Henry, and | 6 |
| William; and J. Michael (Skip), Catherine, Caroline, and | 7 |
| Graham; and his sisters, Jane Thompson (Jim) and Helen Layden | 8 |
| (Jim); therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 10 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 11 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Dr. G. Richard Locke; | 12 |
| and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 |
| presented to the family of G. Richard Locke as an expression of | 15 |
| our sympathy.
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