Bill Text: IL SR1342 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Richard Lee Eagleson of Howe, Indiana.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2025-01-07 - Resolution Adopted [SR1342 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR1342-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 Lee Eagleson of Howe, Indiana, | ||||||
| 4 | who passed away on December 12, 2020; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Richard Eagleson was born to Simon Everett and | ||||||
| 6 | Audrey (Mehl) Eagleson in LaGrange County, Indiana on July 22, | ||||||
| 7 | 1931; he graduated from Mongo High School, now known as | ||||||
| 8 | Springfield Township High School, in Springfield Township, | ||||||
| 9 | Indiana; he married Phyllis Kocher at the Stroh Church of God | ||||||
| 10 | in Stroh, Indiana on November 10, 1975; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Richard Eagleson began working at the Indiana | ||||||
| 12 | Toll Road in 1963, retiring in 1994; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Richard Eagleson was a member of the National | ||||||
| 14 | Rifle Association (NRA) and the Northeastern Indiana Coon | ||||||
| 15 | Hunters Association, and he was a lifetime member of the | ||||||
| 16 | Treeing Walker Breeders and Fanciers Association; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Richard Eagleson loved coon hunting and Treeing | ||||||
| 18 | Walker Coonhounds; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Richard Eagleson was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 20 | parents; his daughter, Rhonda Eagleson; his stepson, William | ||||||
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| 1 | Bates; his sisters, Donabell Huff, Maxine Bolin, and Kate | ||||||
| 2 | Gravit; and his brothers, Donovan Eagleson and Wayne Eagleson; | ||||||
| 3 | and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, At the time of his passing, Richard Eagleson was | ||||||
| 5 | survived by his wife, Phyllis; his son, Ross (Martha) | ||||||
| 6 | Eagleson; his stepdaughter, Kimberly (Terrence) Cross; eight | ||||||
| 7 | grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
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| 8 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
| 9 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 10 | Richard Lee Eagleson and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
| 11 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 12 | further
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