Full Text of SR0888 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Richard H. "Dick" Hansen of Rock | 4 | | Island, who passed away on January 14, 2022; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Richard Hansen was born on the Hansen family farm | 6 | | in Milan to Henry Oler and Beulah Marie (Cheek) Hansen on | 7 | | September 14, 1932; he graduated from Rock Island High School | 8 | | in 1951 and attended the University of Illinois before being | 9 | | drafted into the U.S. Army; he served during the Korean War | 10 | | from 1951 to 1953 and was assigned to Fort Carson, Colorado; he | 11 | | married Ruth Elaine Pitts on August 8, 1959; he received his | 12 | | bachelor's degree in Economics from Bradley University in | 13 | | Peoria in 1960; he earned a master's degree in Economics from | 14 | | Northern Illinois University; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Richard Hansen was chosen to serve as an | 16 | | investigator for the State Police in 1971; he primarily worked | 17 | | in the Department of Motor Vehicles, serving in this capacity | 18 | | for 20 years until his retirement in 1992; he remained | 19 | | actively involved in the family farm business his entire life; | 20 | | upon retirement, he continued to be involved in numerous | 21 | | interests and acted as a licensing liaison for many local | 22 | | automobile dealerships; he also taught courses in Economics at | 23 | | Saint Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Richard Hansen was a member of the Fraternal | 2 | | Order of Police for more than 40 years, the Eureka Masonic | 3 | | Temple in Milan for over 50 years, and the Veterans of Foreign | 4 | | Wars organization for nearly 70 years; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Richard Hansen was preceded in death by his | 6 | | parents and his infant sister, Beverly Louise; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Richard Hansen is survived by his wife of 62 | 8 | | years, Ruth Elaine; his daughter, Sheri (Tim) Downing; his | 9 | | grandchildren, Heather (Josh) Hootman and Michael Downing; his | 10 | | siblings, John "Jack" Hansen and Lois (Al) Kucala; his | 11 | | sister-in-law, Judy (John) Hansen; his nieces, Suzanne (Greg) | 12 | | Anderson and Kelly (Ray) Patchett; and his nephews, Chris | 13 | | (Brenda) Hansen and Doug (Shara) Hansen, Morrison; therefore, | 14 | | be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 17 | | Richard H. "Dick" Hansen and extend our sincere condolences to | 18 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 19 | | further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the family of Richard Hansen as an expression of |
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| 1 | | our deepest sympathy.
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