Bill Text: IL SR0046 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Richard R. "Dick" Cronholm.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-01-15 - Resolution Adopted [SR0046 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR0046-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
3 | learn of the death of Richard R. "Dick" Cronholm, who passed | ||||||
4 | away on December 18, 2014; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Richard Cronholm was born in 1935; his parents | ||||||
6 | were Robert and Lillian Cronholm; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Richard Cronholm served his country as a member of | ||||||
8 | the United States Army's 82nd Airborne Division; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Richard Cronholm was a proud graduate of Taft | ||||||
10 | School and a member of the Lockport Township High School Class | ||||||
11 | of 1953; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Richard Cronholm was the co-owner of B&B Masonry | ||||||
13 | for over 50 years; he retired from the Lockport Township Fire | ||||||
14 | Protection District after serving as a firefighter for over 32 | ||||||
15 | years; he subsequently continued his service to the Fire | ||||||
16 | District as a Trustee for 18 years; and
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17 | WHEREAS, Richard Cronholm was a charter member of | ||||||
18 | International Association of Firefighters Local 1544 and a life | ||||||
19 | member and GOld Card recipient of the International Union of | ||||||
20 | Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 74; he was a member |
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1 | of the Taft School District Board for 12 years; he also served | ||||||
2 | as 4th Ward Alderman of the City of Lockport and was a member | ||||||
3 | of various boards and commissions for the last 9 mayors of | ||||||
4 | Lockport; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Richard Cronholm was a member of the First | ||||||
6 | Congregational United Church of Christ in Lockport, Lockport | ||||||
7 | Golf and Recreation, the Prairie Bluff Monday Men's Golf | ||||||
8 | League, the 82nd Airborne Reunion Group, the Lockport Township | ||||||
9 | High School Class of 1953 Reunion Committee, the Joliet Area | ||||||
10 | Retired Firefighters, Lockport Lodge 1557 Loyal Order of Moose, | ||||||
11 | the Lockport Church Dartball League, and Norma's Breakfast | ||||||
12 | Club; he was also a private pilot; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Richard Cronholm was preceded in death by his | ||||||
14 | parents; a brother, Russell; a sister, Barbara McCarthy; and a | ||||||
15 | brother-in-law, Jack McCarthy; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Richard Cronholm is survived by his wife, Barbara | ||||||
17 | (nee Reick) Cronholm; 3 children, Colleen (Jeff) Carlson, Rob | ||||||
18 | (Sally) Cronholm, and Rick Cronholm; 8 grandchildren, Kyle | ||||||
19 | Carlson, Taylor (Landon) DeSandre, Ryan (Jennifer) Cronholm, | ||||||
20 | Rachel (Jeff) Turner, Regan Cronholm, Roberta Cronholm, | ||||||
21 | Cassidy Cronholm, and Ross Cronholm; a great-grandchild, | ||||||
22 | Charlotte Turner; a sister-in-law, Delores Cronholm; and many | ||||||
23 | nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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1 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
2 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | ||||||
3 | family and friends, mourn the passing of Richard R. "Dick" | ||||||
4 | Cronholm; and be it further
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5 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
6 | presented to the family of Richard Cronholm as an expression of | ||||||
7 | our sympathy.
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