Bill Text: IL SR1014 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Richard M. "Bud" Caulkins of Colona.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-05-26 - Resolution Adopted [SR1014 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR1014-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
| 3 | to learn of the death of Richard M. "Bud" Caulkins of Colona, | ||||||
| 4 | who passed away on May 11, 2024; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Richard Caulkins was born in Davenport, Iowa to | ||||||
| 6 | Russell and Shirley (Strader) Caulkins on August 1, 1947; he | ||||||
| 7 | served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War; he married | ||||||
| 8 | Elizabeth Hemphill on June 24, 2017; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Richard Caulkins worked for the Rock Island | ||||||
| 10 | Railroad as a journeyman and worked for John Deere Harvester | ||||||
| 11 | as a machinist, retiring after 30 years; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Richard Caulkins was past commander for Colona | ||||||
| 13 | American Legion Post 1233; he coached baseball for both the | ||||||
| 14 | Colona Little League and for the national association that | ||||||
| 15 | organizes teams and competitions for adults with visual | ||||||
| 16 | impairments; he enjoyed hunting, fishing, and watching NASCAR; | ||||||
| 17 | he was a fan of the Chicago Bears and St. Louis Cardinals; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Richard Caulkins was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 19 | parents and his brothers-in-law, Bob Powers and Wallace | ||||||
| 20 | Snyder; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Richard Caulkins is survived by his wife, | ||||||
| 2 | Elizabeth; his children, Kelly (Michael) Smith, Keith | ||||||
| 3 | Caulkins, Danel (Julie) Caulkins, Patrick Caulkins, and Shawn | ||||||
| 4 | (Samantha) Caulkins; his stepsons, Blake Hemphill, Brandon | ||||||
| 5 | Clong, and Terry Gates Jr.; his grandchildren, Chris, Kristin, | ||||||
| 6 | Kaitlyn, Bethany, Jordan, Dylan, Dakota, and Leland; 15 | ||||||
| 7 | great-grandchildren; his sisters, Judy Snyder, Nancy (Jerry) | ||||||
| 8 | Rodgers, and Lana Powers; and his brothers, Don Caulkins, | ||||||
| 9 | Tommie Caulkins, and Wayne (Jackie) Caulkins; therefore, be it
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| 10 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
| 11 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 12 | Richard M. "Bud" Caulkins and extend our sincere condolences | ||||||
| 13 | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | ||||||
| 14 | it further
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