Bill Text: IL SR1427 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Richard R. Groch, formerly of Mount Prospect.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-01-28 - Resolution Adopted [SR1427 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR1427-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
| 3 | learn of the death of Richard R. "Rick" Groch, formerly of | ||||||
| 4 | Mount Prospect, who passed away on January 3, 2016; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Richard Groch was born in Chicago to Harry and | ||||||
| 6 | Jessie (nee Breski) Groch on June 6, 1930; he served in the | ||||||
| 7 | military during the Korean War and married Marie LaBellarte in | ||||||
| 8 | Chicago on May 16, 1954; he graduated from DeVry Technical | ||||||
| 9 | Institute in 1958; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Richard Groch spent 37 years as an electrician | ||||||
| 11 | with Illinois Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 134 and a | ||||||
| 12 | small business owner as an electrical contractor; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Richard Groch served his community as an Elk Grove | ||||||
| 14 | Village Lion, serving as club President and District Treasurer; | ||||||
| 15 | his lifelong hobby was HO scale model railroading; he was an | ||||||
| 16 | Elmhurst Wagon Master and Del Webb Railroad Club member; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Richard Groch was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 18 | parents; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Richard Groch is survived by his loving wife of 61 | ||||||
| 20 | years, Marie; his children, Richard, Jr. (Joyce), Jeffrey | ||||||
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| 1 | (Cyndee), David (Cheryl), Gayle (John) Wendt, and Tracey | ||||||
| 2 | (Gavin) Hamilton; his grandchildren, Kevin, Ryan, Jessie, | ||||||
| 3 | Daniel, Jeremy, Clare, and Joe Groch, Justin (Emily) Craddock, | ||||||
| 4 | and Bradley Craddock; and many nieces and nephews; therefore, | ||||||
| 5 | be it
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| 6 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 7 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 8 | Richard R. "Rick" Groch, and extend our sincere condolences to | ||||||
| 9 | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 10 | further
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| 11 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 12 | presented to the family of Richard Groch as an expression of | ||||||
| 13 | our deepest sympathy.
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