Bill Text: IL SR1164 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the passing of Rudolf A. "Rudy" Frasca.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2020-05-24 - Resolution Adopted [SR1164 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SR1164-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 Rudolf A. "Rudy" Frasca of Savoy, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on May 11, 2020; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Rudy Frasca was born in Chicago to Anthony and | ||||||
| 6 | Jenny Frasca on April 19, 1931; he started learning to fly when | ||||||
| 7 | he was 14; he served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War, | ||||||
| 8 | and he worked as a flight instructor while stationed at | ||||||
| 9 | Glenview Naval Station; he attended the University of Illinois, | ||||||
| 10 | where he researched aviation psychology and maintained | ||||||
| 11 | simulators at the Aviation Research Lab; he married Lucille | ||||||
| 12 | Matern in 1955; they moved to Champaign and raised their eight | ||||||
| 13 | children; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Rudy Frasca built his first flight simulator in | ||||||
| 15 | his garage in Champaign; he founded Frasca Aviation in 1958, | ||||||
| 16 | which was later renamed Frasca International; his company was | ||||||
| 17 | located on the southeast corner of Neil and Green streets in | ||||||
| 18 | Champaign until 1990, when the factory moved to Frasca Field in | ||||||
| 19 | north Urbana; he became a titan in the flight simulation | ||||||
| 20 | industry, with his simulators being sold around the world to | ||||||
| 21 | aviation schools, commercial airlines, and the U.S. Navy; and
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| 22 | WHEREAS, Rudy Frasca was a benefactor of several aviation | ||||||
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| 1 | organizations; he had a special place in his heart for | ||||||
| 2 | collegiate aviation, including the National Intercollegiate | ||||||
| 3 | Flying Association (NIFA), the intercollegiate flight | ||||||
| 4 | competition SAFECON, and the University Aviation Association | ||||||
| 5 | (UAA); he loaned several of his aircraft to the Experimental | ||||||
| 6 | Aircraft Association (EAA) museum for the enjoyment of the | ||||||
| 7 | general public; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Rudy Frasca was active in many aviation | ||||||
| 9 | organizations; he received a number of accolades for his | ||||||
| 10 | personal efforts and his company's contributions, including | ||||||
| 11 | being selected as the grand marshal in the 2015 Champaign | ||||||
| 12 | County Freedom Celebration Parade and named the V. Dale Cozad | ||||||
| 13 | Entrepreneur of the Year by the Parkland College Foundation in | ||||||
| 14 | 2013; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Rudy Frasca was known for his outgoing | ||||||
| 16 | personality, his sense of humor, his strong work ethic, and his | ||||||
| 17 | faith; his family was everything to him; he enjoyed organizing | ||||||
| 18 | fly-ins and collecting antique planes; he wrote a book about | ||||||
| 19 | his love of aviation called From Cubs to Spitfires; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Rudy Frasca was preceded in death by his parents | ||||||
| 21 | and his son, Joseph Frasca; and
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| 22 | WHEREAS, Rudy Frasca is survived by his wife, Lucille; his | ||||||
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| 1 | seven children; and his 18 grandchildren; therefore, be it
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| 2 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | ||||||
| 3 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 4 | Rudolf A. "Rudy" Frasca and extend our sincere condolences to | ||||||
| 5 | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 6 | further
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| 7 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 8 | presented to the family of Rudy Frasca as an expression of our | ||||||
| 9 | deepest sympathy.
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