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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 Ross "Bob" Shapland Sr. of Savoy, |
| 4 | | who passed away on September 26, 2018; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Bob Shapland was a longtime resident of the |
| 6 | | Champaign-Urbana area; he attended University Avenue Grade |
| 7 | | School and Champaign High School; he graduated with high honors |
| 8 | | from the University of Illinois, where he earned a Bachelor of |
| 9 | | Science in Civil Engineering in 1946; while serving in the |
| 10 | | United States Navy as a pilot, he married Nell Ruth O'Byrne; |
| 11 | | and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Bob Shapland was instrumental in the growth of |
| 13 | | Champaign; in 1955, he founded Lincolnshire Realty, purchased a |
| 14 | | tract of farmland, and personally laid out the streets and |
| 15 | | designed the infrastructure for the Lincolnshire subdivision; |
| 16 | | his firm then purchased a second tract of land and developed |
| 17 | | Lincolnshire Fields subdivision, and he personally performed |
| 18 | | the infrastructure design work once again; because he loved the |
| 19 | | game of golf, he also hired a golf course architect to |
| 20 | | incorporate a golf course into the fabric of the development; |
| 21 | | and
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| 22 | | WHEREAS, Bob Shapland was a longtime member of the Rotary |
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| 1 | | Club and a lifetime member of the American Legion Post 24; he |
| 2 | | was a talented artist and lifelong sports fan, who attended the |
| 3 | | inaugural all-star baseball game in Chicago in 1933; he was |
| 4 | | highly principled and had a generous nature and a wry sense of |
| 5 | | humor; he was a dedicated supporter of his children's many |
| 6 | | activities; most of all, he was a devoted husband; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, Bob Shapland was preceded in death by his wife of |
| 8 | | 61 years, Nell; his brothers, John, Earl, and James; and many |
| 9 | | of his friends, including Jack O'Byrne, Roy Hoppe, and John |
| 10 | | McBride; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, Bob Shapland is survived by his children, Jon |
| 12 | | (Marsha) Shapland, Bob (Whitney) Shapland Jr., Tom (Lucy) |
| 13 | | Shapland, Sheri Shapland, Susan (Dan) Shapland Katsion, and |
| 14 | | Rebecca (Rich) Shapland Cline; his brother, George; his 20 |
| 15 | | grandchildren; and his 18 great-grandchildren; therefore, be |
| 16 | | it
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| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL |
| 18 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 19 | | Robert Ross "Bob" Shapland Sr. and extend our sincere |
| 20 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved |
| 21 | | him; and be it further
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| 22 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |