Full Text of SR0555 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 "Dick" Nixon, who passed away on | 4 | | May 7, 2017 at the age of 75; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Richard Nixon was born in Waukegan to Mattie and | 6 | | Roosevelt Nixon; he graduated from Waukegan Township High | 7 | | School, where he was a legendary basketball and baseball player | 8 | | and was part of the school's first trip to state; he graduated | 9 | | from Marquette University, where he was captain of the | 10 | | basketball team his junior and senior years; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Richard Nixon was a retired executive from Sears; | 12 | | and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Richard Nixon enjoyed the game of golf; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Richard Nixon was a Waukegan School Board member | 15 | | for seven years with District 60 and a Waukegan Township | 16 | | Trustee; he was also alderman for the Fifth Ward, board member | 17 | | for First Midwest Bank, and board member for Victory Hospital; | 18 | | and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Richard Nixon was preceded in death by his | 20 | | parents; his sister, Rosie Jones; his brother, Roosevelt Nixon; |
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| 1 | | and his sister in-law, Audrey Nixon; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Richard Nixon is survived by his loving wife of 55 | 3 | | years, Bertine "Bunny", and his daughters, Bridget Y. Nixon and | 4 | | Regina (Stephen) Nixon-Halyard; therefore, be it
| 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 6 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 7 | | Richard "Dick" Nixon, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 8 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 9 | | further
| 10 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 | | presented to the family of Richard Nixon as an expression of | 12 | | our deepest sympathy.
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