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This Resolution, titled "MEMORIAL-RICHARD R. ELLINGER," expresses the sorrow of the Illinois Senate upon learning of the death of Richard Roland "Dick" Ellinger of Lewistown, who passed away on June 8, 2024. The resolution details Mr. Ellinger's life, including his birth in Joliet in 1933, his upbringing by his aunt and uncle after being orphaned, his service in the U.S. Air Force, and his higher education at Eastern Illinois University. It highlights his extensive career in education, serving as superintendent in several school districts, including Cowden-Herrick Community Unit School District (CUSD) #3A, VIT CUSD #2, and Lewistown CUSD #97, before retiring in 1990. The resolution also notes his active involvement in various organizations such as Kiwanis, Rotary, and the VFW, and his personal interests including gardening, baseball (as a St. Louis Cardinals fan), Civil War history, fishing, hunting, golfing, bowling, horseshoe pitching, card playing, and watching westerns. It acknowledges his character as a good man, hard worker, quiet giver, and man of faith, remembered for his joy for life and infectious laugh. The resolution also lists his predeceased family members and surviving wife, children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, and formally extends the sincere condolences of the Senate to his loved ones.