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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Richard E. Caplan of Chicago; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, Richard Caplan was born in Chicago in 1927 and 
5grew up in Irving Park; he graduated from Lane Tech College 
6Prep High School and served in the United States Navy during 
7World War II; following the war, he attended Western Illinois 
8University and become a chemist; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Richard Caplan worked for Montgomery Ward where he 
10earned 2 patents for chemical coatings; he later went to work 
11for Dexter Midland Industrial Finishes in Waukegan as a 
12salesman and quickly moved up, becoming Vice-President of Sales 
13and Marketing; he retired in the early 1990s; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, Richard Caplan, and his wife, Betsy, settled in 
15North Carolina following his retirement to be close to his son 
16and he began selling ladies shoes at a department store; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Richard Caplan enjoyed spending time with his 
18family and teaching his son, Michael, how to play baseball 
19while he was growing up; he loved life, his morning donut, his 
20friends, and family; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Richard Caplan eventually returned to Chicago, 
2and for 17 years, drove a school bus, fearlessly driving 
3downtown when many other drivers would not; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, Richard Caplan was preceded in death by his wife, 
5Betsy; therefore, be it
  
 
6    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL 
7ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
8Richard E. Caplan, and extend our sincere condolences to his 
9family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
10further
  
 
11    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
12presented to the family of Richard Caplan as an expression of 
13our deepest sympathy.