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92_SR0339

 
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 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 the Honorable William  K.  Richardson  of  Galesburg,  who
 5    passed away on December 31, 2001; and

 6        WHEREAS, Judge William Richardson was born on December 6,
 7    1913 in Galesburg to Marshall and Jessie (Custer) Richardson;
 8    and

 9        WHEREAS,  Judge  Richardson graduated from Galesburg High
10    School, Knox College, and  the  University  of  Michigan  Law
11    School; and

12        WHEREAS,   After   graduating   from  law  school,  Judge
13    Richardson  returned  to  Galesburg  and  established  a  law
14    office; in 1943, he was appointed as the  circuit  clerk  and
15    recorder of deeds in Knox County and in the following year he
16    successfully  ran  for  the  office and served until 1966; in
17    1960, he was appointed to the bench  in  the  Ninth  Judicial
18    Circuit,  where  he retired in 1982; after his retirement, he
19    maintained regular office hours at the law firm  of  Hattery,
20    Simpson & West in downtown Galesburg; and

21        WHEREAS,  Judge  Richardson was a member of the Galesburg
22    Lions Club since 1938, having served  the  association  as  a
23    club  secretary and president, and as cabinet secretary, zone
24    chairman, deputy district governor and district governor,  as
25    well  as an international director; in 1959 he was elected to
26    serve a two-year term as  a  director  of  the  International
27    Association   of   Lions  Clubs  at  the  association's  42nd
28    International Convention held in New York; and

29        WHEREAS, Judge Richardson was a presenter  at  USA/Canada
30    forums and at several Club Improvement Workshops for Multiple
31    District 1; in honor of his contributions to the association,
 
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 1    he  received  seven  international  President's  Awards,  the
 2    Senior  Master Key and the Ambassador of Good Will Award, the
 3    highest honor bestowed upon a member by the  association;  he
 4    was also a Progressive Melvin Jones Fellow; and

 5        WHEREAS,  Judge  Richardson was active in other community
 6    organizations such as the United  Way  of  Knox  County,  the
 7    Salvation  Army,  Crime  Stoppers  and the First Presbyterian
 8    Church; he  received  a  Community  Service  Award  from  the
 9    Galesburg  Chamber  of  Commerce  and in December 2001, as he
10    celebrated his 50th year  on  the  Galesburg  Public  Library
11    Board,  the  Alliance  Library  System recognized him for his
12    many years of outstanding service; and

13        WHEREAS,  The  passing  of  the  Honorable   William   K.
14    Richardson will be deeply felt by all who knew and loved him,
15    especially  his  sister,  Dorothea Richardson; his nieces and
16    nephews; and his many friends and colleagues;  therefore,  be
17    it

18        RESOLVED,  BY  THE  SENATE  OF  THE NINETY-SECOND GENERAL
19    ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along  with
20    all  who  knew  him,  the  death  of the Honorable William K.
21    Richardson of Galesburg, Illinois; and be it further

22        RESOLVED, That a suitable  copy  of  this  resolution  be
23    presented   to   the  family  of  the  Honorable  William  K.
24    Richardson with our sincere condolences.

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