Bill Text: IL SR1958 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Richard Koch Sr. of Harvard.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-11-15 - Resolution Adopted [SR1958 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR1958-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 "Dick" Koch Sr. of Harvard, who | ||||||
4 | passed away on August 3, 2018; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Richard Koch was born in Harvard to Roy and Ella | ||||||
6 | (Runkle) Koch on January 22, 1940; he graduated from Harvard | ||||||
7 | High School in 1958 and was part of the Dan Horne Hittin' | ||||||
8 | Hornets undefeated team of 1957; he married Judy Martin in | ||||||
9 | Harvard on July 22, 1950; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Richard Koch began working at Bowman Dairy the day | ||||||
11 | he graduated from high school; he retired from Dean Foods; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Richard Koch was an avid hunter and a member of | ||||||
13 | the Alden Fox Hunt Club with his dad in the 50s and 60s; he | ||||||
14 | enjoyed trap shooting at Darien Sporting Goods; he was a | ||||||
15 | handyman and always helped his family and friends with | ||||||
16 | projects; he played softball around the area with the Harvard | ||||||
17 | Men's League and the Farm Bureau; he enjoyed visiting with | ||||||
18 | friends, telling stories, and going to his grandchildren and | ||||||
19 | great-grandchildren's events; being with his family was most | ||||||
20 | important to him; and
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21 | WHEREAS, Richard Koch was preceded in death by his parents; |
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1 | his nephew, Jeff Koch; his niece, Val Koch Pitzen; his | ||||||
2 | father-in-law and mother-in-law, Ernie and Mildred Martin; his | ||||||
3 | brother-in-law, Gary Martin; and his sisters-in-law, Dolores | ||||||
4 | Martin and Janice Ebel; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Richard Koch is survived by his children, Kathy | ||||||
6 | (Roger), Kim (Per), Kelley (Dan), Karen (Chuck), and Richie | ||||||
7 | (Laurie); his grandchildren Adam (Llisha), Emily (Miguel), | ||||||
8 | Raquel, Luke (Jess), Jenna (Neal), Drake, Elle, Fallon, Alex, | ||||||
9 | Maddie, Dakota, and Cheyenne (Hunter); his | ||||||
10 | great-grandchildren, Jackson, Levin, Ryelan, Faye, Kylie, and | ||||||
11 | two more on the way; his brother Ed (Carol); his nephew, Scott; | ||||||
12 | his brothers-in-law, David Martin and Mike (Penny) Martin; and | ||||||
13 | his many nieces, nephews, friends, and extended family members; | ||||||
14 | therefore, be it
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15 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
16 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
17 | Richard "Dick" Koch and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
18 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
19 | further
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20 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
21 | presented to the family of Richard Koch as an expression of our | ||||||
22 | deepest sympathy.
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