Bill Text: IL SR0356 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the passing of Raphael "Ralph" Diederich.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-06-15 - Resolution Adopted [SR0356 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SR0356-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
3 | to learn of the death of Raphael "Ralph" Diederich of Wonder | ||||||
4 | Lake, who passed away on January 13, 2021; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Ralph Diederich was born on April 4, 1947; he | ||||||
6 | grew up in Chicago, where he attended Catholic school; he | ||||||
7 | served in the U.S. Air Force from 1966 to 1970, and he was | ||||||
8 | stationed in Da Nang, Vietnam and became a trained mechanic | ||||||
9 | during his service; he married Patricia on April 22, 1967, and | ||||||
10 | they had four children; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Ralph Diederich had a career as a mechanic and | ||||||
12 | truck driver; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Ralph Diederich was committed to community | ||||||
14 | involvement, and he was a retired Wonder Lake volunteer | ||||||
15 | firefighter, EMT, and a search and rescue scuba diver; he was | ||||||
16 | also a past trustee; and
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17 | WHEREAS, Ralph Diederich volunteered for many military | ||||||
18 | organizations in order to support veterans in any way he | ||||||
19 | could; he was a past commander of the VFW; he was also a member | ||||||
20 | of the American Legion, the Military Order of the Cootie, and | ||||||
21 | the Knights of Columbus 4th Degree; he was also a board member |
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1 | of the VAC and involved in PLAV, Vietnow, Vrein, and AMVETS; | ||||||
2 | and
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3 | WHEREAS, Ralph Diederich enjoyed spending time with his | ||||||
4 | family, and they spent many summers in Wisconsin Dells, | ||||||
5 | Wisconsin; he enjoyed coaching youth baseball, boating, | ||||||
6 | camping, flying, and watching NASCAR and football; he was | ||||||
7 | known for his amazing, funny, and heartfelt stories and for | ||||||
8 | being a dreamer who never gave up on his dreams and encouraged | ||||||
9 | everyone around him to dream big; he will be missed by all; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Ralph Diederich was preceded in death by his | ||||||
11 | parents, Jerry and Bernice Diederich, and his brother-in-law, | ||||||
12 | Marty Koelper; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Ralph Diederich is survived by his wife of almost | ||||||
14 | 54 years, Patricia (Triggs); his son, John (Lynda) Diederich; | ||||||
15 | his daughter, Nancy; his son, Brian; his daughter, Dana; his | ||||||
16 | sister, Cathy (Tom) Engleman; his brother, Mike (Margaret) | ||||||
17 | Oester; his sister-in-law, Kathleen (Jim) Pieroni; and his | ||||||
18 | sister-in-law, Mary Beth Koelper; therefore, be it
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19 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | ||||||
20 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
21 | Raphael "Ralph" Diederich and extend our sincere condolences | ||||||
22 | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be |
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1 | it further
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2 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
3 | presented to the family of Ralph Diederich as an expression of | ||||||
4 | our deepest sympathy.
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