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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened |
| 3 | | to learn of the death of Robert W. "Bob" Lopez of Geneseo, who |
| 4 | | passed away on December 10, 2023; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Bob Lopez was born to Aureliano and Antonia |
| 6 | | (Navarro) Lopez in Moline on October 30, 1939; he graduated |
| 7 | | from Rock Island Alleman High School in 1958, where he played |
| 8 | | football; he played baseball for the semi-pro team Blue Socks |
| 9 | | in the 1950s; he earned his plumbing and pipefitter degree |
| 10 | | from Black Hawk College; he married Alice Calsyn at St. |
| 11 | | Malachy Catholic Church in Geneseo on April 29, 1961; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Bob Lopez began working for John Deere in 1957, |
| 13 | | retiring in 1994 after 37 years of service; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, Bob Lopez was a member of Hayden's Hikers and St. |
| 15 | | Malachy Catholic Church; he volunteered through Kiwanis and at |
| 16 | | Hammond Henry Hospital, Christian Care, and the Freedom House, |
| 17 | | which helps women affected by domestic abuse; and
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| 18 | | WHEREAS, Bob Lopez loved traveling, visiting all 50 |
| 19 | | states, Canada, Mexico, and 36 other foreign countries, with |
| 20 | | his favorite travel destinations including Estes Park in |
| 21 | | Colorado, the Inside Passage of Alaska, the fjords of Norway, |
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| 1 | | and Hawaii; he enjoyed walking, hiking, sitting on his John |
| 2 | | Deere riding mower, working on his yard, and tending to |
| 3 | | flowers; he was an avid football fan who supported the Chicago |
| 4 | | Bears, the Iowa Hawkeyes, and the Geneseo Green Machine; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Bob Lopez was preceded in death by his parents; |
| 6 | | his wife; his sister, Rose Lopez; and his brothers, Vincent |
| 7 | | Lopez and Andrew Lopez; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Bob Lopez is survived by his children, Pam (Ryan) |
| 9 | | Tone and Robert "Moe" Lopez Jr.; his brothers, Arthur Lopez |
| 10 | | and Michael (Gail) Lopez; his grandchildren, Tim Rockstroh, |
| 11 | | Melissa (Chris) Henderson, Kristina (Chris) Lopez-Kukula, |
| 12 | | Madeline (Zach) Krueger, Elizabeth Lopez, and Benjamin Lopez; |
| 13 | | his great-grandchildren, Aaliyah Ball, Kiersten Henderson, |
| 14 | | Kiera Henderson, and Urijah Tone-Henderson; and his special |
| 15 | | friend, Margie Martin; therefore, be it
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| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL |
| 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 18 | | Robert W. "Bob" Lopez and extend our sincere condolences to |
| 19 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
| 20 | | further
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| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 22 | | presented to the family of Bob Lopez as an expression of our |