Full Text of SR1046 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are deeply | 3 | | saddened to learn of the death of Robert Francis James of | 4 | | Aurora, who passed away on December 14, 2012; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Robert James was born on August 13, 1914, to | 6 | | Arthur R. and Ellen A. (Logan) James; he graduated from St. | 7 | | Mary's Grade School in 1929; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Robert James moved to San Diego, California, in | 9 | | 1937 and worked for Consolidated Aircraft during World War II; | 10 | | he returned to Aurora and was a realtor until his retirement; | 11 | | and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Robert James was a former member and twice past | 13 | | president of the Aurora Luncheon Optimist Club; he was a | 14 | | lieutenant governor and governor for the Optimists of Illinois | 15 | | during 1973-1974 and he received a life membership in Optimist | 16 | | International on his birthday in 1979; he was a member and past | 17 | | Exalted Ruler of B.P.O.E. Chapter #705 and he was a member of | 18 | | the Aurora Redevelopment Commission and the Aurora Civic Center | 19 | | Authority; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Robert James was preceded in death by his parents, | 21 | | Arthur and Ellen James and his wife, Dorene James; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Robert James is survived by his son, William F. | 2 | | (Leah) James; his stepdaughter, Gail Allen; his grandchildren, | 3 | | Carrie (Trent) Lostutter and David (Elizabeth) James; and his | 4 | | great-grandchildren, Julia Lostutter, Natalie Lostutter, and | 5 | | Landon James; therefore, be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 7 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 8 | | Robert James, and we extend our sincere condolences to his | 9 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 10 | | further
| 11 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 | | presented to the family of Robert James as an expression of our | 13 | | deepest sympathy.
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