Bill Text: IL SR1199 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Richard E. "Dick" Poynter of Springfield.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-10-11 - Referred to Resolutions Consent Calendar [SR1199 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR1199-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
| 3 | to learn of the death of Richard E. "Dick" Poynter of | ||||||
| 4 | Springfield, who passed away on August 15, 2024; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Dick Poynter was born in Springfield to Richard | ||||||
| 6 | H. Poynter and Ann (German) Whalen on October 28, 1949; he | ||||||
| 7 | graduated from Athens High School in 1967 and the University | ||||||
| 8 | of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign in 1972, where he earned his | ||||||
| 9 | bachelor's degree in accounting; he married Sharon Suberkropp | ||||||
| 10 | in Mendota on August 29, 1971; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Dick Poynter worked for Nudo Products, where he | ||||||
| 12 | was the CFO, and also had a large private tax practice; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Dick Poynter was a member of Laurel United | ||||||
| 14 | Methodist Church and Friends of the Sangamon Valley, where he | ||||||
| 15 | was the current president; he enjoyed camping with his | ||||||
| 16 | grandchildren, mushroom hunting, pickleball, and basketball; | ||||||
| 17 | he was a connoisseur of craft beer, enjoyed reading Abraham | ||||||
| 18 | Lincoln history books, volunteered at the Abraham Lincoln | ||||||
| 19 | Presidential Museum, and was an avid Illini fan; he was a | ||||||
| 20 | vibrant, hard-working, altruistic, life of the party fellow | ||||||
| 21 | and was known as "Cool Dude" by his grandchildren; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Dick Poynter was preceded in death by his parents | ||||||
| 2 | and his nephew, Andy Suberkropp; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Dick Poynter is survived by his wife, Sharon | ||||||
| 4 | Poynter; his daughters, Eve (Christopher) Barrs, Emily (Mike) | ||||||
| 5 | Jenkins, and Jane (Jeremy) Zahora; his grandchildren, Robin | ||||||
| 6 | and Teddy Barrs, Henry and William Jenkins, and Grace, Zoey, | ||||||
| 7 | and Charlie Zahora; his brother-in-law, Keller (June) | ||||||
| 8 | Suberkropp; his niece, Sandy; his nephews, Mike and Jeff; his | ||||||
| 9 | great-nieces, Krissy and Pam; and his great-nephew, Ben; | ||||||
| 10 | therefore, be it
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| 11 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
| 12 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 13 | Richard E. "Dick" Poynter and extend our sincere condolences | ||||||
| 14 | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | ||||||
| 15 | it further
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