Bill Text: IL SR1920 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Richard A. "Dick" Puder, Sr. of Silvis.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-05-27 - Resolution Adopted [SR1920 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR1920-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 A. "Dick" Puder, Sr. of Silvis, | ||||||
4 | who passed away on May 19, 2016; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Richard Puder, Sr. was born on October 17, 1941 in | ||||||
6 | Martinsburg, Iowa; his parents were Everard and W. Olive Meeker | ||||||
7 | Puder; he married Sandra Detwiler on June 28, 1969 in Rock | ||||||
8 | Island County; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Richard Puder, Sr. attended school in Martinsburg | ||||||
10 | and What Cheer, Iowa; he enlisted in the United States Army in | ||||||
11 | 1959 and served as a tank commander in the 14th Armored Cavalry | ||||||
12 | Regiment in Bad Hersfeld, Germany, on the East German/West | ||||||
13 | German border until 1962, when he was honorably discharged; and
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14 | WHEREAS, In 1965, Richard Puder, Sr. moved to Silvis and | ||||||
15 | began working for the John Deere Plow Planter Works in Moline; | ||||||
16 | he worked in the Inspection and Cylinder Testing and | ||||||
17 | Development Department for 35 years until his retirement in | ||||||
18 | January of 2000; and
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19 | WHEREAS, Richard Puder, Sr. was active in the Tri-City | ||||||
20 | Motorcycle Club, racing motocross and enduro on the national | ||||||
21 | circuit from 1965 to 1978 and as an AMA District 17 referee |
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1 | from 1976 to 1980; he was a lifelong outdoorsman and loved | ||||||
2 | adventure; he spent as much time as he could canoeing, | ||||||
3 | backpacking, cycling, and mountaineering in remote wilderness | ||||||
4 | areas; he was active in the YMCA Indian Guides and | ||||||
5 | Trailblazers, Saukenuk Paddlers Canoe Club, Iowa Mountaineers, | ||||||
6 | Quad City Bicycle Club, and as a leader in the Illowa Council | ||||||
7 | Boy Scouts of America and Order of the Arrow; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Richard Puder, Sr. was preceded in death by his | ||||||
9 | parents; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Richard Puder, Sr. is survived by his wife of 46 | ||||||
11 | years, Sandra; his son, Richard (Meridith) Puder, Jr.; his | ||||||
12 | daughter, Kat (Timothy) Johnson; and his grandson, Jonathan; | ||||||
13 | therefore, be it
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14 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
15 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | ||||||
16 | family and friends, mourn the passing of Richard A. "Dick" | ||||||
17 | Puder, Sr.; and be it further
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18 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
19 | presented to the family of Richard Puder, Sr. as an expression | ||||||
20 | of our sympathy.
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