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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois |
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| learned with regret of the death of Robert "Bob" Skaggs of |
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| Wickliffe, Kentucky, on Thursday, July 7, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a native of Cairo and worked in the marine |
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| industry for more than 55 years; he began his adventure in life |
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| as a deckhand on a towboat and moved himself up the ladder to |
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| become vice president of Cairo Marine Service; he established |
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| his own company in 1981 and was still active with Skaggs Marine |
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| Service until his passing; and
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| WHEREAS, He was the president of the Paducah Retired |
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| Riverman's Association; he was past vice president of the Ohio |
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| Valley Regional National Propeller Club and past president of |
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| the Paducah Propeller Club; he was active in many organizations |
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| in the area; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Robert "Bob" Skaggs has been deeply |
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| felt by many, especially his wife, Carole Skaggs; his son, Gary |
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| Skaggs; his daughters, Sandra Craddock and Sue Davis; his |
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| brothers, Phillip Skaggs and Michael Skaggs; his sister, Billie |
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| Jean Frazee; his grandchildren, Brandon Skaggs, Justin Terry, |
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| Jessica Davis, Michael Davis, Marti Davis, Celinea Skaggs, |
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| River Skaggs, and Kalin Craddock; his step-grandchildren, |
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| Jamie and Laura Craddock and Ashley Wilson; he was preceded in |
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| death by his parents, Ray and Robbie E. Skaggs; therefore, be |
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| it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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| Robert "Bob" Skaggs, and we extend our sincerest condolences to |
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| his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
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| further
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