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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
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learn of the death of Dick Pierce, a longtime resident of 
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Lisle, who passed away on January 14, 2008; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Dick Pierce was born September 4, 1922 in 
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Buchanan, Michigan; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He served as a 1st Lieutenant in the United States 
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Army Air Corps during World War II; he graduated from North 
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Central College and Northern Illinois University, and taught 
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and coached at Washington Junior High School, District 203, 
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Naperville for over 20 years; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He received the Teacher of the Year (Red Apple) 
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Award after former CNN and CBS news anchor Paula Zahn, a former 
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student, wrote a letter praising his abilities; as a testament 
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to his love of teaching, he volunteered for many years as a 
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tutor for Little Friends; he played the stand-up bass with Roy 
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Rubenstein and the Chicago Hot Six jazz band, enjoyed flying, 
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playing tennis, writing, and taking photographs; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his sister, Carol 
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Lamport; and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, The passing of Dick Pierce will be deeply felt by 
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those who knew and loved him, especially his loving wife of 27 
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years, Shirley Pierce; his wonderful children, Sherie Lin (Bob) 
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Huber, Stevie Pierce, Charlie "Allen" (Linda) Pierce, Renee 
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Feldmeier, and John (Mary) Henderson; his special 
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grandchildren, Lindsay Huber, Christofer, Matthew, and 
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Alexandria Feldmeier, Jeremy, Corey, and Andy Pierce, and 
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Gabrielle Henderson; his two cherished great-grandchildren; 
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his dear sister, Mary Ellen Jones; and his brother, Gael 
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Pierce; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
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his family and friends, the passing of Dick Pierce; and be it 
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further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Dick Pierce as a symbol of our 
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sincere sympathy.