Full Text of SR0219 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Robert William "Bob" Piercy Sr. of | 4 | | Joliet, who passed away on February 13, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Robert Piercy Sr. was born in Chicago on November | 6 | | 4, 1930; he graduated from the Illinois Institute of Technology | 7 | | with a degree in chemical engineering; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Robert Piercy Sr. worked for Blockson, which later | 9 | | became the Olin Corporation; during his career with the | 10 | | company, he served as a Project Manager in Johannesburg, South | 11 | | Africa and was Head of Engineering for the Southwest Region in | 12 | | Lake Charles, Louisiana; he retired as Governmental Affairs | 13 | | Liason; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Robert Piercy Sr. was a man committed to his | 15 | | family and his church; he enjoyed playing the French Horn with | 16 | | the Joliet American Legion Band for many years; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Robert Piercy Sr. was preceded in death by his | 18 | | son, Robert William Piercy Jr.; his granddaughter, Kathleen | 19 | | Piercy; and his parents; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Robert Piercy Sr. is survived by his wife of 65 |
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| 1 | | years, Rosemarie (Novak) Piercy; his children, Debbie (George) | 2 | | Shimek, Judy Piercy (Peter Jarjisian), Mary Ann Piercy, Tom | 3 | | (Sue) Piercy, and Patty (Dan) Cushing; his grandchildren, Jeff | 4 | | (Kalissa) Shimek, Terra (Tim) Fondriest, Megan (Mike) Kovach, | 5 | | and Collin, Erin, Emily, and Tommy Piercy; and his | 6 | | great-grandchildren, Amelia and Henry Fondriest, and Raegan | 7 | | Shimek; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 9 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 10 | | Robert William "Bob" Piercy Sr., and extend our sincere | 11 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 12 | | him; and be it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the family of Robert Piercy Sr. as an expression | 15 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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