Full Text of SR1182 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 Rev. Robert L. "Bob" Pearson of East | 4 | | Moline, who passed away on December 9, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Rev. Pearson was born in White Plains, New York to | 6 | | Anton N. Pearson and Martha Erika Erickson on September 17, | 7 | | 1936; he married Francine Pearson in Moline at Calvary Lutheran | 8 | | Church on June 24, 1961; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Rev. Pearson was ordained into the Lutheran | 10 | | ministry in June 1962; he was a military chaplain for 28 years, | 11 | | serving in Germany, Vietnam, Thailand, and several stateside | 12 | | posts; he most recently served at the Rock Island Arsenal, | 13 | | until his retirement; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Rev. Pearson was a member of the Calvary Lutheran | 15 | | Church, American Legion Post 227 East Moline, the Military | 16 | | Officers Association of America, and Churches United; he | 17 | | enjoyed collecting HO model trains; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Rev. Pearson was preceded in death by his wife, | 19 | | Francine; his parents; his brothers, Herbert and Arnold; and | 20 | | two sisters-in-law; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Rev. Pearson is survived by his sons, Dean (Lisa) | 2 | | Pearson and Neal A. Pearson, and his granddaughters, Allison | 3 | | and Amy; therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 5 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 6 | | Rev. Robert L. "Bob" Pearson, and extend our sincere | 7 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 8 | | him; and be it further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to the family of Rev. Pearson as an expression of our | 11 | | deepest sympathy.
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