Bill Text: IL SR0856 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Richard Steeves of Mahomet.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-10-25 - Resolution Adopted [SR0856 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR0856-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 George "Dick" Steeves of Mahomet, | ||||||
| 4 | who passed away on May 26, 2017; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Richard Steeves was born in St. Stephens, New | ||||||
| 6 | Brunswick, Canada to George and Verna Steeves on June 14, 1939; | ||||||
| 7 | he was raised in Agawam, Massachusetts and married Christa | ||||||
| 8 | (Glassmyer) Sullivan in Hampton, Virginia on December 10, 1970; | ||||||
| 9 | he served in the United States Army for over 20 years and was a | ||||||
| 10 | highly-decorated officer; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Richard Steeves spent time in Texas before moving | ||||||
| 12 | to Champaign, where he was an executive for the Southland | ||||||
| 13 | Corporation for a decade and a half; upon retirement, he served | ||||||
| 14 | as a consultant for the United States Department of Agriculture | ||||||
| 15 | in Washington, D.C., traveling to the Baltics and Russia; he | ||||||
| 16 | was also the owner of RGS Tax Services; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Richard Steeves was a stoic and virtuous man who | ||||||
| 18 | loved to travel; he valued the love of family most of all; he | ||||||
| 19 | held many committee and church positions in the Champaign | ||||||
| 20 | County area and was an avid fan of the Dallas Cowboys; and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, Richard Steeves was preceded in death by his | ||||||
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| 1 | parents; his daughter, Virginia Ann Sherman; his | ||||||
| 2 | granddaughter, Hannah Faith Wirth; and his sister, Pam Vatrano; | ||||||
| 3 | and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Richard Steeves is survived by his wife, Christa; | ||||||
| 5 | his sister, Marie Foster; his children, grandchildren, and | ||||||
| 6 | great-grandchildren: son, Dennis Steeves (wife, Darlene, and | ||||||
| 7 | sons, Anton and Richard); daughter, Shirley Hart (husband, | ||||||
| 8 | Paul, and children, Andy Hart and Megan, married to Adam Pani); | ||||||
| 9 | daughter, Kathleen Wirth-Couch (husband, Barry, and children, | ||||||
| 10 | Miranda, married to Blake Drollinger, and TJ Wirth, to be | ||||||
| 11 | married to Megan); grandson, Tony Sherman, married to Ashley; | ||||||
| 12 | granddaughter, Teresa Sherman; and grandson, Travis Sherman, | ||||||
| 13 | married to Lize-Mari; therefore, be it
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| 14 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 15 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 16 | Richard George "Dick" Steeves, and extend our sincere | ||||||
| 17 | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | ||||||
| 18 | him; and be it further
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| 19 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 20 | presented to the family of Richard Steeves as an expression of | ||||||
| 21 | our deepest sympathy.
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