Illinois SR 168: MEMORIAL-STEVEN D. RICHARDSON

Bill Text

• 

 Illinois General Assembly - Full Text of SR0168 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

 Select Language

 × 

 The Illinois General Assembly offers the Google Translate™ service for visitor convenience. In no way should it be considered accurate as to the translation of any content herein.

 Visitors of the Illinois General Assembly website are encouraged to use other translation services available on the internet.

 The English language version is always the official and authoritative version of this website.

 NOTE: To return to the original English language version, select the "Show Original" button on the Google Translate™ menu bar at the top of the window.

 Choose Language 

 English 

 Afrikaans 

 Albanian 

 Arabic 

 Armenian 

 Azerbaijani 

 Basque 

 Bengali 

 Bosnian 

 Catalan 

 Croatian 

 Czech 

 Danish 

 Dutch 

 Esperanto 

 Estonian 

 Filipino 

 Finnish 

 French 

 Galician 

 Georgian 

 German 

 Greek 

 Gujarati 

 Haitian Creole 

 Hausa 

 Hawaiian 

 Hebrew 

 Hindi 

 Hungarian 

 Icelandic 

 Indonesian 

 Interlingua 

 Interlingue 

 Inuktitut 

 Irish 

 Italian 

 Japanese 

 Javanese 

 Kannada 

 Khmer 

 Korean 

 Latin 

 Latvian 

 Lithuanian 

 Luxembourgish 

 Macedonian 

 Malagasy 

 Malayalam 

 Maltese 

 Maori 

 Marathi 

 Myanmar 

 Nepali 

 Norwegian 

 Odia 

 Pashto 

 Punjabi 

 Romanian 

 Russian 

 Samoan 

 Sango 

 Sanskrit 

 Sardinian 

 Sindhi 

 Sinhala 

 Slovak 

 Slovenian 

 Somali 

 Southern Sotho 

 Spanish 

 Sundanese 

 Swahili 

 Swedish 

 Tamil 

 Telugu 

 Thai 

 Tigrinya 

 Tonga 

 Turkish 

 Ukrainian 

 Urdu 

 Vietnamese 

 Welsh 

 Xhosa 

 Yiddish 

 Yoruba 

 Zulu 

 Powered by Translate 

 Close 

 Illinois General Assembly

 Top Navigation Bar

 Translate 

 Learn 

 Select General Assembly 

 Search the 104th General Assembly 

 Enter search terms for legislation, members, committees, or schedules. 

 ILGA.GOV 

• 

• 

 LEGISLATION & LAWS 

• Bills & Resolutions 

• Public Acts 

• Illinois Compiled Statutes 

• Illinois Constitution 

• Search Legislation 

• Glossary 

• Guide 

• 

 Reports & Inquiry 

• Legislative Reports 

• Special Reports 

• FTP Site 

• Legislator Lookup 

• Capitol Complex Phone Numbers 

• 

 Rules & Regulations 

• Illinois Register 

• Administrative Rules 

• 

 Senate 

• 
 Members 

• Schedules 

• Committees 

• 

 Request for Remote Testimony 

• Journals 

• Transcripts 

• Rules 

• Audio/Video 

• FOIA Information 

• Senate Employment Opportunities 

• Media Guidelines 

• 

 House 

• 
 Members 

• Schedules 

• Committees 

• 

 Submit testimony for House Committees 

• Journals 

• Transcripts 

• Rules 

• Audio/Video 

• FOIA Information 

• House Employment Opportunities 

• Log In 

 Mobile Top Bar

 Search the 104th General Assembly 

 Enter keywords to search the Illinois General Assembly website. 

 Full Text of SR0168

• Home 

• Legislation 

• Full Text 

 SR0168 - 104th General Assembly 

• 
 Bill Status 

• 
 Full Text 

• 
 Votes 

• 
 Witness Slips 

 Select Menu 

 Bill Status 
 Full Text 
 Votes 
 Witness Slips 
 Printer Friendly Version 

 Introduced 

 Printer Friendly Version 

 Introduced 

 Open PDF 

SR0168LRB104 12335 LAW 22510 r

1SENATE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened 

3to learn of the death of Steven D. Richardson of Jacksonville, 

4who passed away on February 9, 2025; and

5 WHEREAS, Steven Richardson, the son of Donald and Mildred 

6(Middleton) Richardson, was born in Jacksonville on August 8, 

71945; he graduated from Jacksonville High School in 1963; he 

8attended the University of Illinois before being drafted into 

9the U.S. Army in 1965, where he served in the 9th Infantry 

10Division and the Mobile Riverine Force in Vietnam, was an 

11expert marksman with an M14 rifle, and received the National 

12Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal, the Vietnam 

13Campaign Medal, and the Army Commendation Medal; he later 

14married Diane (Pride) Waldon in 1988, and she preceded him in 

15death in 2023; and

16 WHEREAS, Steven Richardson, after returning home in 1967, 

17worked with his father, Donald, and his brother, Charles, on 

18the family farm located west of Jacksonville; he was a 

19lifelong farmer until his health prevented him from 

20continuing; during his career, he was proud to have bred and 

21raised Shorthorn cattle; and

22 WHEREAS, Steven Richardson was a member of the Elks Lodge 

SR0168- 2 -LRB104 12335 LAW 22510 r

1in Jacksonville, served on many agriculture-related boards and 

2committees, and attended Wesley Chapel United Methodist 

3Church; and

4 WHEREAS, Steven Richardson was a St. Louis Cardinals and 

5Illini fan; he loved spending time with his family, and he was 

6an incredibly proud grandfather who loved attending his 

7grandchildren's sporting events; and

8 WHEREAS, Steven Richardson was preceded in death by his 

9parents; his w