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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 Frederick J. "Fred" Roberts Ph.D., who |
| 4 | | passed away on February 26, 2019; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Roberts was born in Philadelphia to Charles J. |
| 6 | | and Minnie E. Burdan Roberts on December 21, 1937; his early |
| 7 | | years were spent in Philadelphia and then northeastern |
| 8 | | Pennsylvania, where he graduated as valedictorian of both |
| 9 | | Dallas Senior High School and Wilkes University; he was awarded |
| 10 | | a Woodrow Wilson Fellowship to attend Princeton University, |
| 11 | | where he earned both his master's and doctoral degrees in |
| 12 | | political science; while working on his doctoral thesis, he |
| 13 | | served as an intern for the Brookings Institution, doing |
| 14 | | research in metropolitan governance in New York City; he |
| 15 | | married Carlene Krueger in Normal on February 14, 1970; and
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| 16 | | WHEREAS, From the fall of 1964 to the spring of 1968, Dr. |
| 17 | | Roberts was a full-time faculty member in the political science |
| 18 | | department at the University of Delaware in Newark; he taught |
| 19 | | introductory-level courses, allowing him to meet a broad |
| 20 | | spectrum of aspiring students, including future Vice President |
| 21 | | Joe Biden; and
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| 22 | | WHEREAS, In the fall of 1968, Dr. Roberts joined the |
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| 1 | | politics and government department at Illinois State |
| 2 | | University; he developed a new course on collective |
| 3 | | decision-making which he taught until his retirement in 2000; |
| 4 | | he was director of the internship program, sponsored the Model |
| 5 | | Illinois Government program, and served as graduate director; |
| 6 | | and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Roberts was an avid reader and enjoyed |
| 8 | | bicycling, hiking, photography, and sports cars; he and Carlene |
| 9 | | enjoyed traveling and exploring new places, but especially |
| 10 | | Santa Fe, New Mexico; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Roberts was preceded in death by his wife of |
| 12 | | 45 years, Carlene Krueger Roberts; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Roberts is survived by his sister, Charlotte |
| 14 | | Roberts (Madison Mooney); his brother, David A. (Ruth) Roberts; |
| 15 | | his brother-in-law, Richard (Lynne) Krueger; his nieces and |
| 16 | | nephews, Keith Mooney, Melanie (John) Kinder, Charles |
| 17 | | (Ranelle) Mooney, Susan (Philip) Abrams, William (Jennifer) |
| 18 | | Roberts, Todd (Candee) Krueger, Victoria Krueger, and Jaime |
| 19 | | (Kyle) Wheelwright; and many great-nieces and great-nephews; |
| 20 | | therefore, be it
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| 21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL |
| 22 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |