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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Robert Fink of Batavia died September 17, 2004; |
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| born January 19, 1992 in Geneva to Thomas and Mary (Kemp) Fink, |
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| he was only 12, but his life touched scores of people; and
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| WHEREAS, He began preschool at the Union Congregational |
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| Preschool in North Aurora, attended H.C. Storm Elementary |
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| School in Batavia, and was a 7th grade student at Rotolo Middle |
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| School in Batavia; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a faithful member of Batavia United |
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| Methodist Church and seldom missed a Sunday; he loved music and |
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| enjoyed singing in the choir, both at church and at school; he |
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| played trombone in the school band and taught himself to play |
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| the piano and harmonica; Robert also was a member of Batavia |
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| Cub Scout Pack 139, where he proudly earned the Order of the |
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| Arrow and crossed over to Boy Scout Troop 43; and
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| WHEREAS, Robert was a boy with ambitious goals; he wanted |
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| to become an Eagle Scout, to play trombone in the Notre Dame |
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| marching band, and to become an architect; although he never |
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| had the chance to achieve all that he dreamed, he achieved far |
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| more than he ever could have imagined; and
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| WHEREAS, Helpful, friendly, courteous and kind, Robert |
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| personified the Scouting code he knew by heart; even greater |
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| was his quiet faith; he lived life and fought death with a |
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| trust and assurance that left family and friends moved and |
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| amazed; he leaves behind a legacy of everyday memories, |
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| including a thousand "magic moments" that will be remembered |
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| forever by people Robert never knew he touched, but whose lives |
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| will never be the same; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his maternal |
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| grandfather, Joseph Kemp, and his great-grandparents; and
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