Bill Text: IL SR0449 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Richard Elbert Ford.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-06-01 - Resolution Adopted [SR0449 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SR0449-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 Elbert Ford, who passed away on | ||||||
4 | May 18, 2019; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Richard Ford was born in Creal Springs to William | ||||||
6 | E. and Sylvia L. Ford on April 26, 1934; after attending | ||||||
7 | Southern Illinois University, he moved to Elgin, where he | ||||||
8 | continued his education; his first marriage resulted in the | ||||||
9 | birth of his four children; in 1969, he married Jennifer | ||||||
10 | Fraley; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Richard Ford began his career at the Elgin Mental | ||||||
12 | Health Center, where he worked as an administrator for many | ||||||
13 | years until his retirement; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Richard Ford enjoyed traveling, mostly road | ||||||
15 | trips; his many adventures with family members resulted in | ||||||
16 | everlasting memories; his last long road trip was a 5,400 mile | ||||||
17 | trek that included Las Vegas, Southern California, Jackson | ||||||
18 | Hole, Wyoming, and Yellowstone National Park; he enjoyed his | ||||||
19 | many trips to Las Vegas and participating in events at the | ||||||
20 | World Series of Poker; he was proud of his family and was a | ||||||
21 | devoted husband, father, and grandfather; he will be remembered | ||||||
22 | for his sense of humor; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Richard Ford was preceded in death by his parents | ||||||
2 | and his grandson, David Tanner; and
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3 | WHEREAS, Richard Ford is survived by his wife, Jennifer; | ||||||
4 | his daughters, Pamela Sue (James) Tanner and Patricia Ann | ||||||
5 | (Larry) Thiede; his sons, Michael Richard (Laura) Ford and | ||||||
6 | Robert Alan (Debra) Ford; his grandchildren, Courtney Patricia | ||||||
7 | Tanner, Taylor Sage Ford, and Sarah Ann Ford; his brother, | ||||||
8 | Jerry (Carolyn) Ford; his nephew, Matthew Ford; his niece, | ||||||
9 | Julie (Bert) Bruyn; and his grandnephews, Chase and Noah Bruyn; | ||||||
10 | therefore, be it
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11 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | ||||||
12 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
13 | Richard Elbert Ford and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
14 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
15 | further
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16 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
17 | presented to the family of Richard Ford as an expression of our | ||||||
18 | deepest sympathy.
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