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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened 
3to learn of the death of Eldon R. "Bob" Abbott of rural 
4Smithfield, who passed away on January 26, 2023; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Bob Abbott was born to Arthur and Nina (Baughman) 
6Abbott in Fulton County on November 28, 1927; he served in the 
7U.S. Armed Forces during World War II  and the Korean War; he 
8married Mary Louise Negley in Smithfield on May 31, 1952; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Bob Abbott was a lifelong farmer, and he sold 
10Pioneer seeds for 23 years; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, Bob Abbott was a member of the Brock United 
12Methodist Church in Smithfield; he was also a member of the 
13Fulton County Farm Bureau, Cuba Lodge AF&AM No. 534, the Odd 
14Fellows Lodge in Fiatt, the Macomb Prairieland Barbershop 
15Chorus, and the Shaw Creek Golf Course in Bushnell; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, Bob Abbott was preceded in death by his parents 
17and one sister; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, At the time of his passing, Bob Abbott was 
19survived by his wife; his sons, Marty (Marilyn) Abbott, Bruce 
20(Candie) Abbott, David (Carol) Abbott, and Charles (Cindi) 
 
 
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1Abbott; 10 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren; 
2therefore, be it
  
 
3    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL 
4ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
5Eldon R. "Bob" Abbott and extend our sincere condolences to 
6his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
7further
  
 
8    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
9presented to the family of Bob Abbott as an expression of our 
10deepest sympathy.