Bill Text: IL SR1190 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Richard L. "Dick" Shearer of Erie.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2015-11-10 - Resolution Adopted [SR1190 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR1190-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. "Dick" Shearer of Erie, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on November 3, 2015; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Richard Shearer was born on May 16, 1926 in | ||||||
| 6 | Prophetstown; his parents were Louis and Louise Hefke Shearer; | ||||||
| 7 | he married Jean Skarin on September 7, 1947 in Prophetstown; | ||||||
| 8 | and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Richard Shearer graduated from Prophetstown High | ||||||
| 10 | School in 1944; he then joined the United States Navy, where he | ||||||
| 11 | served on a destroyer during World War II; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Richard Shearer worked as a dairy farmer for the | ||||||
| 13 | former Wilder Farms and Whiteside County FS, retiring after 20 | ||||||
| 14 | years of service; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Richard Shearer was a member of Countryside | ||||||
| 16 | Christian Church; he loved his family, the Lord, and fishing; | ||||||
| 17 | he also had the privilege to experience a trip to Washington, | ||||||
| 18 | D.C. on the Honor Flight; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Richard Shearer was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 20 | parents; his sister, Jane Reynolds; and his grandson, Stann | ||||||
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| 1 | Shearer; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Richard Shearer is survived by his wife, Jean; his | ||||||
| 3 | children, David (Debra) Shearer, Wendy Drott, Joe (Kathy) | ||||||
| 4 | Shearer, and Ruth (Richard) Waterman; his 5 grandchildren; and | ||||||
| 5 | his 8 great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
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| 6 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 7 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | ||||||
| 8 | family and friends, mourn the passing of Richard L. "Dick" | ||||||
| 9 | Shearer; and be it further
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| 10 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 11 | presented to the family of Richard Shearer as an expression of | ||||||
| 12 | our sympathy.
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