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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives wish to express their sincere condolences to
4 the family and friends of Richard "Whoop" Dean, who passed
5 away January 28, 2002; and
6 WHEREAS, Mr. Dean, son of J. H. and Elsie Mae Crowley
7 Dean, was born September 3, 1941 in Piatt County; he married
8 Muriel Price on January 27, 1967 in Mahomet, Illinois; and
9 WHEREAS, Mr. Dean was the Newcomb Township road
10 commissioner and was a member and officer in both the
11 Champaign County Highway Commissioner Association and the
12 East Central Illinois Highway Commissioners Association; and
13 WHEREAS, Mr. Dean served with the Illinois National Guard
14 from 1965 to 1971; he was also a life member of AMVETS Post
15 52 at Fisher; Mr. Dean's interests included camping and
16 fishing; and
17 WHEREAS, The passing of Richard Dean of Mahomet will be
18 deeply felt by all those who knew him and loved him,
19 especially by his wife, Muriel; his daughters, Cindy Runge
20 and Dawna Qualls; his sons, Jimmy Dean and Joel Moore; his
21 brother, J. H. "Buck" Dean; his sisters, Dorothy Rittenhouse,
22 Ginny Sparks, Janet Morgan, and Leatha Dykes; and his four
23 grandchildren; therefore, be it
24 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
25 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
26 we mourn, along with all who knew him, the passing of Richard
27 "Whoop" Dean of Mahomet; and be it further
28 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
29 presented to the family of Richard "Whoop" Dean.