Full Text of SR0825 096th General Assembly
SR0825 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 former Alton Police Chief Rudolph "Rudy" | 4 |
| Sowders Jr., who passed away May 4, 2010; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born on February 28, 1937, in Alton to | 6 |
| Rudolph C. and Velma (Crews) Sowders Sr.;
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| Betty Iberg on September 10, 1955, in East Alton; and
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| WHEREAS, Hey retired in 1985 after 26 years service with | 9 |
| the Alton Police Department; he served as chief of police from | 10 |
| 1969 to 1985; after his retirement, he worked as a manager for | 11 |
| the Pepsi Cola Distributing Co; he co-owned and operated Turn 2 | 12 |
| Collectibles for 16 years; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a member of the International Association | 14 |
| of Chiefs of Police, the FBI National Academy Association, the | 15 |
| Major Case Squad, the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police, | 16 |
| the Southern Illinois Police Chiefs Association, the | 17 |
| Policemen's Benevolent and Protective Association of Illinois, | 18 |
| the Illinois Police Association, the FBI National Academy | 19 |
| Associates of Illinois, and the Alton Nature League; he was a | 20 |
| former member of the Rotary Club, the Lions Club, and the East | 21 |
| End Business Association; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his father; and
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| WHEREAS, Rudolph Sowders Jr. is survived by his wife, | 3 |
| Betty; his mother, Velma Hutte; his daughters, Lisa Dublo and | 4 |
| her spouse, Jeff, and Donna Droste; his sons, Rick Sowders and | 5 |
| his spouse, Susan, John Sowders and his spouse, Ellen, Jerry | 6 |
| Sowders and his spouse, Donna, and Mark Sowders; his 13 | 7 |
| grandchildren, David Sowders, Angela Sowders, Matt Sowders, | 8 |
| Steven Sowders, Kathy Sowders, Logan Sowders, Cole Sowders, | 9 |
| Natalie Sowders, Jeff Dublo Jr., Melissa Dublo, Michael Dublo, | 10 |
| Joshua Droste, and Bethany Droste; his two | 11 |
| great-grandchildren, Jenna Dublo and Grant Dublo; his two | 12 |
| sisters-in-law, Elaine Iberg and Shirley Bandy and her spouse, | 13 |
| Michael; his brother-in-law, James Bizaillion and his spouse, | 14 |
| Nina; and his close friend, Dale Dooley; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 16 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 17 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Rudolph Sowders Jr.; and | 18 |
| be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 |
| presented to the family of Rudolph Sowders Jr. as a symbol of | 21 |
| our sincere sympathy.
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