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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of  Richard N. "Dick" Gage of Rock Island, 
4who passed away on October 26, 2015; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Richard Gage was born on April 25, 1923 in Ute, 
6Iowa; his parents were Robert Dinsmore Gage and Edith Grieser 
7Gage; he married Gladys L. Cutsinger on August 17, 1946 in 
8Sheldon, Iowa; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Richard Gage graduated from Wilson High School in 
10Cherokee, Iowa; he later attended Sheldon Junior College and 
11graduated from the University of Iowa; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Richard Gage served as a journalist for 21 years 
13at the WHBF radio and television stations, where he served as 
14assistant news director and editorialist; he also served as 
15public affairs director and conducted the discussion program, 
16At Issue, for the WHBF television station; he earlier worked as 
17a reporter and political columnist for the Rock Island Argus 
18and editor of The Target, the newspaper of the United States 
19Army Weapons Command at Rock Island Arsenal; in the early days 
20of television, he wrote a column for TV Guide; and
  
 
21    WHEREAS, Richard Gage was president of the National 
 
 
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1Broadcast Editorial Association and secretary of the First 
2Amendment Congress; he served as a volunteer associate for 
3Pathway Hospice; he was also a member and secretary of the 
4essay organization, Contemporary Club; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Richard Gage served as a pilot with the United 
6States Army Air Forces with the Fifteenth Air Force in Italy 
7during World War II; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, Richard Gage was preceded in death by his parents; 
9his wife, Gladys; and his brother, Robert Dinsmore Gage, Jr.; 
10and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, Richard Gage is survived by his son, Douglas; his 
12daughters, Suzann (Jeanette Kangas), Rebecca (Mark) 
13Montgomery, and Laura (James) Daab; and his granddaughters, 
14Jane Stout and Emily Stout; therefore, be it
  
 
15    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL 
16ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his 
17family and friends, mourn the passing of Richard N. "Dick" 
18Gage; and be it further
  
 
19    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
20presented to the family of Richard Gage as an expression of our 
21sympathy.