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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Richard E. "Rick" Minwegen of Gurnee, who 
4passed away on December 9, 2011; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, He graduated from Loyola Academy in Wilmette in 
61980 and was a graduate of the University of Illinois 
7Champaign-Urbana School of Business Administration and 
8Commerce in 1984; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, He worked for CUNA Mutual as a certified financial 
10planner, and was a professional scuba diving instructor with 7 
11specialty certifications; he was an avid outdoorsman and 
12adventurous spirit; his greatest pleasures and motivation were 
13his boys; he loved watching and supporting his children through 
14their spiritual development, studies, and play; his boys enjoy 
15playing football, basketball, soccer, and track; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, He was an inspiration to his boys, family, and 
17friends throughout his courageous and long battle with 
18Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, Lou Gehrig's disease); and
  
 
19    WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents, Peter and 
20Ann Minwegen;  and his sister, Marianne; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Richard Minwegen was the loving and dedicated 
2father of Christopher and Miles; he is survived by his sisters, 
3Jacqueline (John) Hopkins and Patricia (Mark) Aijian; his 
4brothers, Peter, Jr. (Bobbie Stiles) Minwegen, Thomas (Martha) 
5Minwegen, and Andrew (Debbie) Minwegen; and many nieces and 
6nephews; therefore, be it
  
 
7    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL 
8ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
9his family and friends, the passing of Richard Minwegen; and be 
10it further
  
 
11    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
12presented to the family of Richard Minwegen as a symbol of our 
13sincere sympathy.