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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 E. Peterson on June |
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| 8, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, Robert E. Peterson was born on April 21, 1925, in |
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| Halidayboro to Marion and Flora (Crawford) Peterson; he married |
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| Barbara Jean Justice on April 18, 1949 in Carbondale; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Peterson proudly served his country in the |
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| United States Army during World War II, under the command of |
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| General George Patton; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Peterson worked for the United States Postal |
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| Service for 31 years; he was a member and deacon of Goreville |
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| First Baptist Church; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Robert E. Peterson has been deeply |
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| felt by many, especially his wife of 57 years, Barbara; his |
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| son, Larry (Terri Whitehead) Peterson; his daughter, Jean |
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| Epperley; his grandsons, Mathew, Mark, and Michael Epperley; |
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| his brother, Otis Peterson; and his several nieces and nephews; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, Robert E. Peterson was preceded in death by his |
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| parents; his brothers, Harold, Albert, and Clyde Peterson; and |
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| his sisters, Violet Jopplin and Reba Eaton; therefore, be 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 E. Peterson, and we extend our sincere 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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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |