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92_SR0489
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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to
3 express their sincerest condolences to the family and friends
4 of Robert Arthur Jamieson, who passed away on August 4, 2002;
5 and
6 WHEREAS, Robert Arthur Jamieson was born on December 20,
7 1908 in Nairn, Scotland to Alexander and Jean Smith Jamieson;
8 he married Evelyn McNeil on December 24, 1936 in Wataga; she
9 preceded him in death on November 27, 1994; and
10 WHEREAS, A 1932 graduate of Knox College in Galesburg,
11 Mr. Jamieson was superintendent of schools in Varna from 1935
12 to 1941; and
13 WHEREAS, From 1941 to 1943, Mr. Jamieson was educational
14 consultant for the U.S. Government, establishing training
15 programs for National Defense; he was then employment manager
16 at LeTourneau Westinghouse Corp. until 1948 when he became
17 assistant to the president at Bradley University and was dean
18 of the College of Commerce for 4 years; and
19 WHEREAS, In 1954, Mr. Jamieson became executive vice
20 president for Irions Concrete Co. in Chillicothe; in 1963, he
21 spent a year working on federal legislation to create the
22 Crippled Children's Center as a pilot project for the nation;
23 he was elected to the Security Savings and Loan Association
24 Board and served as president and chairman; and
25 WHEREAS, Mr. Jamieson was a member of the Peoria Board of
26 Education from 1954 to 1970 and served as president three
27 times; in 1976, the Robert A. Jamieson School was dedicated
28 in his honor; he served on the board of directors of the
29 Illinois Association of School Boards and was appointed by
30 Governor Richard Ogilvie to the State Board of Education,
31 serving many years; and
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1 WHEREAS, Mr. Jamieson served as chairman of the Central
2 Illinois Health Service, which developed the Allied Agency
3 Center for children who are physically and mentally disabled;
4 he spearheaded a drive to create the TB Center and served on
5 the Peoria County and Illinois Tuberculosis boards and the
6 American Lung Association board of directors; and
7 WHEREAS, For 54 years, Mr. Jamieson was a board member
8 for the Salvation Army, where he received the William Booth
9 Award, the Order of Distinguished Auxiliary Service Medal
10 (the only American to win that award in 1986, the highest
11 civilian honor awarded by the International Salvation Army
12 Headquarters in London), the Others Award, and was the first
13 recipient of the Certificate in Recognition of Exceptional
14 Service; and
15 WHEREAS, Mr. Jamieson was Tri-County Citizen of the year
16 in 1963; he received the Robert H. Michel Lifetime
17 Achievement Award and was a member of the Senior Illinoisan
18 Hall of Fame; he was a member of the Creve Coeur Club of
19 Peoria and served on the board of governors; he was also a
20 member of Tau Kappa Epsilon and Alpha Kappa Psi and a member
21 of Westminster Presbyterian Church; and
22 WHEREAS, The passing of Robert A. Jamieson will be deeply
23 felt by all who knew and loved him, especially his son,
24 Robert (wife, Janet) Jamieson; his daughter, Kathleen
25 (husband, Ronald) Palmer; his 9 grandchildren; and his 6
26 great-grandchildren; he was preceded in death by his son,
27 Richard Jamieson, his daughter, Diane Jamieson, and his
28 brother and sister; therefore, be it
29 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SECOND GENERAL
30 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
31 all who knew him, the death of Robert A. Jamieson of Peoria,
32 Illinois; and be it further
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1 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2 presented to the family of Robert A. Jamieson with our
3 sincere condolences.