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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
| 3 | | learn of the death of Robert J. "Bobby" Swiney of Taylorville, |
| 4 | | who passed away on April 30, 2017; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Robert Swiney was born in Taylorville to Donald H. |
| 6 | | "Pete" and Teresa (Stout/Timmerman) Swiney on June 12, 1969; he |
| 7 | | graduated from Taylorville High School in 1987; he played in |
| 8 | | the band while in high school and worked at the Lakeshore Golf |
| 9 | | Course; he graduated from Eastern Illinois University with a |
| 10 | | degree in political science and journalism; he earned his law |
| 11 | | degree from Oklahoma City University in 1995 and was admitted |
| 12 | | into the Illinois Bar in November of that same year; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, Robert Swiney was a member of St. Mary Catholic |
| 14 | | Church, Knights of Columbus Council 2120 in Taylorville, the |
| 15 | | Edwin Corpin American Legion Post 905 in Kincaid, and the
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| 16 | | Illinois Bar Association; and
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| 17 | | WHEREAS, Robert Swiney worked as a public defender in |
| 18 | | Shelby County and as a conflict public defender in Christian |
| 19 | | County; he also owned his own private
law practice and |
| 20 | | performed legal work for collection firms; and
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| 21 | | WHEREAS, Robert Swiney was preceded in death by his father, |
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| 1 | | Donald; his grandparents; and his uncle, Bill Timmerman; and
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Robert Swiney is survived by his mother, Teresa; |
| 3 | | his brother, Donald H. II (Dawn)
Swiney; his niece and nephews, |
| 4 | | Rachel Swiney, Stephen (Layney) Swiney, and Scott Swiney; his |
| 5 | | great-nieces and nephew, Adalyn Swiney, Emersyn Swiney, and |
| 6 | | Westyn Swiney; his aunts and uncles, Becky (Gene) Edwards, |
| 7 | | Bruce (Debbie) Timmerman, Mark (Mary) Timmerman, Betty |
| 8 | | Heninger, Leo T. (Kay) Swiney, Duane Swiney, Helen Bricker, |
| 9 | | Paul (Andi) Swiney, Janet Stephens, Kathy (Robert) Ricci, Leah |
| 10 | | (Bill) Kuntz, and Sharron Cottrell; and
his great-aunt, Rosalie |
| 11 | | Gorden; therefore, be it
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| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL |
| 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 14 | | Robert J. "Bobby" Swiney, and extend our sincere condolences to |
| 15 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
| 16 | | further
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| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 18 | | presented to the family of Robert Swiney as an expression of |
| 19 | | our deepest sympathy.
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