Full Text of HR0468 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Ralph J.
| 4 | | Converse of Peoria, who passed away on June 9, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ralph Converse was born June 29, 1941, in Akron, | 6 | | Ohio, to Irving "Cotty" and Ethelyn "Jackie"
Smith Converse; he | 7 | | graduated from the University of Illinois in 1963 with a degree | 8 | | in engineering; he played
centerfield for the Illini and was a | 9 | | loyal fan for over 50 years; he played several years of | 10 | | semi-pro baseball in Kane County and Evanston; he married Jane | 11 | | Griffin Bodman on October 17, 1964, in Winnetka; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Ralph Converse had a distinguished 32-year career | 13 | | at IBM before retiring as branch manager in Peoria; he was | 14 | | president of Cullinan Properties before renewing his passion | 15 | | for baseball
as vice-president and general manager of the | 16 | | Peoria Chiefs for 9 years; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Ralph Converse was admired for his enthusiastic | 18 | | leadership, devotion to his family, his
business success, and | 19 | | his passion for the Peoria community; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Ralph Converse enjoyed the highest level of | 21 | | respect and gratitude from the many residents,
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| 1 | | officials, and friends whose lives he touched; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Ralph Converse was an energetic fundraiser and | 3 | | volunteer who served many groups including
the United Way | 4 | | (founding member of the Pillars Society), the Salvation Army, | 5 | | Easter Seals, the Boy
Scouts, the Peoria Zoological Society, | 6 | | and the Economic Development Council; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Ralph Converse is survived by his wife, Jane; his | 8 | | daughter Amy (Andy) Schlicksup; his son, Ted (Kara)
Converse; | 9 | | his grandchildren, Georgia West, Janey Schlicksup, and Sophia | 10 | | and Kate
Converse; his step-grandchildren, Jack and Jake | 11 | | Rieger; his brothers, David, Dennis, and Roger; his 97
year-old | 12 | | father, Cotty; and many other members of the extended family; | 13 | | therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 15 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 16 | | we mourn the passing of Ralph J. Converse, and extend our
| 17 | | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew | 18 | | and loved him; and be it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to the family of Ralph J.
Converse as an expression | 21 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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