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92_SR0320 LRB9216025BHbh 1 SENATE RESOLUTION 2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to 3 express their sincere condolences to the family and friends 4 of Donald E. Redpath, Sr., of Springfield who passed away on 5 January 17, 2002; and 6 WHEREAS, Donald E. Redpath, Sr. was born on September 12, 7 1923, in Springfield, the son of Louis and Gladys Denning 8 Redpath; he married Cleste Dove in 1943; and 9 WHEREAS, Mr. Redpath was an officer for the Springfield 10 Police Department for 25 years, attaining the rank of 11 assistant chief of police before retiring in 1981; he then 12 served as chief of police for the Springfield Park District 13 until 1987; Mr. Redpath was also a U.S. Navy Veteran of World 14 War II; and 15 WHEREAS, Mr. Redpath was a member of Central Lodge 71 AF 16 & AM, the Scottish Rite, and the American Legion Post 32; he 17 was a past president of the Policemen's Benevolent and 18 Protective Association of Illinois and a life member of unit 19 5, executive vice president for the Illinois Police 20 Association, past president of Eagle FOE 437, and a lifetime 21 member of the VFW; and 22 WHEREAS, Donald E. Redpath, Sr., will be greatly missed 23 by all those who knew him and loved him, especially his wife, 24 Celeste; his sons, Louis (Laura) Redpath III, Chuck (Bambi) 25 Redpath, Earl "Doc" (Carol) Redpath, and Michael Redpath; his 26 daughters, Gladys "Sue" (Greg) Renaud, Karen (Bill) Becker, 27 Sharon (Danny) Paoni, Catherine (Ron) Mumaw, and Retha (Jim) 28 Riemer; his 18 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren; his 29 brother, Gerald (Betty) Redpath; his sister, Retha Edwards; 30 and several nieces and nephews; therefore, be it 31 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SECOND GENERAL -2- LRB9216025BHbh 1 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the death of 2 Donald E. Redpath, Sr., of Springfield; and be it further 3 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be sent 4 to the family of Donald E. Redpath, Sr., with our deepest 5 sympathies.