Bill Text: IL HR1470 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the death of Richard A. Luttrell of Rochester.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2010-11-16 - Resolution Adopted [HR1470 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-HR1470-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Richard
A. Luttrell of Rochester, who passed away on November 6, 2010;
and
WHEREAS, He was born September 6, 1948 in Springfield, to
Donald E. and Wilma Jean Noyes Luttrell; he married Carole L.
Jenkins on November 23, 1968; and
WHEREAS, Richard was a lifelong resident of the Springfield
area and resided in Rochester the past 20 years; he was an avid
sky diver, a member of the U.S.P.A. (United States Parachute
Association) with a pro-rating, and a member of the Midwest
Parachute Club in Taylorville; and
WHEREAS, He served in the United States Army during the
Vietnam War from 1967 to 1968, in the 2/327 Separate, A
Company, 101st Airborne Division; he was a lifetime member of
the V.F.W. 755 and the Military Order of the Purple Heart
Association; he was an avid fisherman and a past member of the
Sangamon County Interveterans Burial Detail; he was active with
the fundraising and completion of the Vietnam Memorial at Oak
Ridge Cemetery and traveled to Vietnam 3 times after the war
ended; and

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WHEREAS, He appeared on the N.B.C. television show,
Dateline, in 2000; he retired from the Illinois Department of
Veterans' Affairs as a Public Information Officer in 2002; he
also worked at the IDPA and Meadow Gold Dairy; and
WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents; his
daughter, Carole Michelle Mackanin; and his brother, Kenneth
Luttrell; and
WHEREAS, Richard Luttrell is survived by his wife, Carole;
his daughter, Christina (partner, Linda Davis) Luttrell; his
grandchildren, Ashley (David Nossem) Schwien and Brittany
Schwien; his great-grandchild, Mahkayla; his sisters, Rita
Walker, Barb Owens, and Janet Banning; his brother, Ed
Luttrell; and several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and
cousins; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of
Richard Luttrell; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to the family of Richard Luttrell as a symbol of our
sincere sympathy.