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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 Bobby Gene Doan of Arthur, who passed | ||||||
| 4 | away on January 6, 2019; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Bobby Doan was born in El Paso, Texas to Robert | ||||||
| 6 | and Florence Green Doan on July 5, 1945; he graduated from the | ||||||
| 7 | University of Illinois with a Master of Science in Education | ||||||
| 8 | and married Arlone Albert in Oakley on February 13, 1993; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Bobby Doan was involved in education for 35 years; | ||||||
| 10 | he taught, coached, or served as athletic director at schools | ||||||
| 11 | in Noble, Arthur, Pontiac, Sullivan, and Tolono; he served in | ||||||
| 12 | the administration at Bethany, Bement, and Villa Grove; he was | ||||||
| 13 | a member of the Illinois Principals Association and the | ||||||
| 14 | Illinois High School Association, where he served on the | ||||||
| 15 | Legislative Commission from 1993 to 2001; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, After retiring, Bobby Doan drove a milk truck; he | ||||||
| 17 | was involved with the Arthur Area Economic Development | ||||||
| 18 | Corporation and the East Central Illinois Economic Development | ||||||
| 19 | Corporation; he also served as the Bourbon Township Tax | ||||||
| 20 | Assessor and owned Second Chance Wood; and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, Bobby Doan was a member of the Arthur United | ||||||
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| 1 | Methodist Church, where he was active in the Methodist Men's | ||||||
| 2 | group and served as the church treasurer and on the fundraising | ||||||
| 3 | expansion committee; he was past president of the Illini | ||||||
| 4 | Quarterback Club and a former Rotarian; he was a founding | ||||||
| 5 | member of the Illinois Amish Heritage Center Board; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Bobby Doan is survived by his wife, Arlone; his | ||||||
| 7 | sons, Paul (Kara) and Mark (Sharon) Doan; his grandchildren, | ||||||
| 8 | Haley Doan, Josephine Hayes, Madeline Doan, and Jacob Doan; his | ||||||
| 9 | stepdaughters, Nichole Minard and Sarah Gibbons; his | ||||||
| 10 | stepgrandchildren, Savannah Gibbons, Quintin Gibbons, Emma | ||||||
| 11 | Minard, Colin Gibbons, and Kyler Lawrence Gibbons; his sister, | ||||||
| 12 | Karen Sue (Robert) Phillips; and his brothers, Lonnie (Roberta) | ||||||
| 13 | and Rick (Marilee) Doan; therefore, be it
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| 14 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | ||||||
| 15 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 16 | Bobby Gene Doan and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
| 17 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 18 | further
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| 19 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 20 | presented to the family of Bobby Doan as an expression of our | ||||||
| 21 | deepest sympathy.
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