Bill Text: IL SR1130 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Richard L. Ehlers of Fox Lake.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2015-11-10 - Resolution Adopted [SR1130 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR1130-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 L. Ehlers of Fox Lake, who passed | ||||||
| 4 | away on October 3, 2015; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Richard Ehlers was born in Chicago on September 4, | ||||||
| 6 | 1927 to Lorenzo and Anna (nee Scaperdine) Ehlers; he graduated | ||||||
| 7 | from Parker High School in Chicago and served in the United | ||||||
| 8 | States Navy as an apprentice seaman until 1946; he married | ||||||
| 9 | Phyllis Crudele on May 14, 1955; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Richard Ehlers worked at the Rock Island Railroad, | ||||||
| 11 | where he worked his way up to car server agent for the | ||||||
| 12 | Association of American Railroads; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Richard Ehlers sang and performed in various | ||||||
| 14 | church performances at St. Cyprian and St. Celestine Churches; | ||||||
| 15 | in the 70s, he also worked for several years at an animal | ||||||
| 16 | hospital, where he and Phyllis acquired their first dog; in his | ||||||
| 17 | free time, he enjoyed bowling with his Leisure Village friends | ||||||
| 18 | and playing the slot machines at various casinos; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Richard Ehlers was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 20 | parents; his brother, Donald (the late Lillian Marie) Ehlers; | ||||||
| 21 | and his niece, Karen Ehlers; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Richard Ehlers is survived by his wife of 60 | ||||||
| 2 | years, Phyllis; his 5 children, Lori (Pat) Walsh, John (Julie) | ||||||
| 3 | Ehlers, Mark (Rosemary) Ehlers, Michael Ehlers, and Susan | ||||||
| 4 | Scalise; his son-in-law, Lawrence Scalise; his grandchildren, | ||||||
| 5 | Geja (Daniel Ramos) Ehlers, Stephanie Ehlers, Samantha | ||||||
| 6 | (Michael Pelligrino) Ehlers, Nick Walsh, Sarah Ehlers, Vince | ||||||
| 7 | Scalise, Shari Ehlers, and Lauren Scalise; and his 2 | ||||||
| 8 | great-grandsons, Jimmy and Julian; therefore, be it
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| 9 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 10 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 11 | Richard L. Ehlers, and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
| 12 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 13 | further
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| 14 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 15 | presented to the family of Richard Ehlers as an expression of | ||||||
| 16 | our deepest sympathy.
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