Bill Text: IL SR1966 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Ronald Lee Galiene.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-06-30 - Resolution Adopted [SR1966 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR1966-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 Ronald Lee "Mud" Galiene, who passed away | ||||||
4 | on May 20, 2016; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Ronald Galiene was born to Mario and Virginia | ||||||
6 | Galiene on October 6, 1936 and raised in Chicago Heights; he | ||||||
7 | attended Bloom Township High School, where he was a standout | ||||||
8 | athlete; he attended DePauw University in Greencastle, | ||||||
9 | Indiana, where he excelled in football and golf; in 1958, he | ||||||
10 | was named Athlete of the Year; he served for four years in the | ||||||
11 | United States Navy, earning the rank of Lieutenant; he married | ||||||
12 | Margaret "Margie" Salata in 1960 and they settled in | ||||||
13 | Libertyville; and
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14 | WHEREAS, After graduating from the University of Illinois | ||||||
15 | Dental School, Ronald Galiene specialized in orthodontics, and | ||||||
16 | launched a 30-year practice in Waukegan; "Dr. G" was loved by | ||||||
17 | his staff and patients and he loved them in return; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Ronald Galiene was inducted into the DePauw | ||||||
19 | Athletic Hall of Fame in 2003; he continued to achieve | ||||||
20 | greatness on the golf course and was named club champion | ||||||
21 | several times at both the Glen Flora Country Club in Waukegan | ||||||
22 | and the Knollwood Club in Lake Forest; "Poppy" and his wife |
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1 | eventually retired to the shores of Lake Michigan in Wisconsin, | ||||||
2 | where he spent his remaining years entertaining friends and | ||||||
3 | family, soaking up the sun, tinkering in his workshop, and | ||||||
4 | traveling; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Ronald Galiene was preceded in death by his | ||||||
6 | daughter, Mary Beth; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Ronald Galiene is survived by his wife of 56 | ||||||
8 | years, Margie; his children, Ron Jr., Julie (Mark) Hamill, Jane | ||||||
9 | (John) Oviatt, and Jill (Dave) Kiel; his grandchildren, Meg, | ||||||
10 | Paige, Matt, Dan, Mary Jane, Emma, Lily, Allison, and Ronnie; | ||||||
11 | his sister, Sharon (Bill) White; his brothers and | ||||||
12 | sisters-in-law, Stan Salata, and Bob and Barbara Salata; and | ||||||
13 | his nieces and nephews, Sheri, Bob, Amy, Dan, and Suzie; | ||||||
14 | therefore, be it
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15 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
16 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
17 | Ronald Lee "Mud" Galiene, and extend our sincere condolences to | ||||||
18 | his 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 Ronald Galiene as an expression of | ||||||
22 | our deepest sympathy.
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