Bill Text: IL SR1232 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the death of Larry Owen Tadlock, D.V.M. of the Quad Cities.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2022-11-16 - Resolution Adopted [SR1232 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-SR1232-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
to learn of the death of Larry Owen Tadlock, D.V.M. of the Quad
Cities, who passed away on October 5, 2022; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Tadlock was born to Helen (Shull) and Grant
Owen Tadlock in Moravia, Iowa on June 5, 1933; he served in the
U.S. Army from 1953 to 1956, where he worked as a small arms
weaponry instructor before being stationed in Germany; he
married JoAn Callen in Moravia on January 10, 1954; he earned
his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Iowa State University
in 1962; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Tadlock joined the veterinary practice of Dr.
Ralph Ruggles in Moline in 1962; he was a partner at a clinic
in Granite City from 1965 through 1971; he joined the Rock
Island Animal Hospital as a partner in 1971, retiring as its
sole proprietor in 2010; he also helped in the creation of the
Animal Emergency Center of the Quad Cities; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Tadlock joined Rotary International in
Granite City in 1969, and he was a member of the Rock Island
Rotary Club from 1971 until his passing; he served the club and
the district in numerous capacities, including as president
and as a 15-year member and three-year chair of the Rotary

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Group Study Exchange Committee; he also maintained a perfect
attendance record for nearly 40 years; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Tadlock was a skilled and accomplished
woodworker; he enjoyed traveling with his family, including to
Buffalo River in Arkansas, Yellowstone National Park, Lake
Rathbun, and a special camping trip to the Oregon Coast with
his wife; his passion for backpacking led him to the bottom of
the Grand Canyon and back, Glacier National Park, and various
parts of the Colorado Rockies; he led 29 canoeing trips to the
Boundary Waters of Canada; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Tadlock was preceded in death by his son,
Mark Tadlock; his siblings, Basil Tadlock and Imogene Tisue;
and his parents; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Tadlock is survived by his wife, JoAn; his
daughters, Larianne (Chuck) Richards, Sherri (Craig) DeVrieze,
and Jann (Dan) Koert; his grandchildren, Dillon (Molly) Behr,
Ryan Proctor, Sabrina (Eladio) Pena, Adam (Samantha) Tadlock,
and Jesse (Maxine Robles) Topping; his 11 great-grandchildren;
his three great-great-grandchildren; and his siblings, Joe
Tadlock, Irene Brooks, and Naomi Hutt; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of

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Larry Owen Tadlock, D.V.M. and extend our sincere condolences
to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be
it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to the family of Dr. Tadlock as an expression of our
deepest sympathy.