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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Robert L. 
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Turner of Belvidere, who passed away on April 22, 2008; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was born on December 25, 1932, in Belvidere, 
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the son of Henry E. "Hank" and Lucille M. "Suzie" (Stehley) 
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Turner; he graduated from Belvidere High School and attended 
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the University of Wisconsin at Madison; and

 
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    WHEREAS, On October 18, 1964 he married Roberta Flemming in 
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Belvidere; he served in the United States Army from 1953 to 
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1955; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was the former owner of Central Tire and 
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Battery, prior to becoming the Belvidere Township Supervisor in 
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1981; he was the director of the Township Officials of Illinois 
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for more than fifteen years, and president of the Supervisors' 
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Division in 2003-2004; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was a member of the Belvidere Board of 
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Realtors, the Belvidere Chamber of Commerce, the Township 
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Officials of Illinois, the Belvidere IOU Club, Belvidere 
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Masonic Lodge 60 AFAM, the Freeport Valley Consistory, the 
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Tebala Shrine Temple, the Royal Order of Jesters, the 
 


 






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Kishwaukee Chapter of SAR, Growth Dimensions Board, the 
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Saturday Morning Coffee Club, and  many others; and he served as 
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Chairman of the Boone County Republican Committee and as State 
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County Chairman; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He is remembered as a great Wisconsin Badger fan; 
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he is survived by his wife, Roberta; his children, Jill (Terry) 
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Phillips and Robert E. (Lisa) Turner; his grandchildren, Jacob 
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and Benjamin; and many friends, family members, and neighbors; 
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therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Robert 
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L. Turner; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Robert L. Turner as a symbol of our 
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sincere sympathy.