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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
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learn of the death of Dr. Raymond E. Robertson of Hinsdale, who 
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passed away on October 3, 2007; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Raymond E. Robertson was affectionately known to 
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his patients and students as "Dr. Ray"; he was a pioneer in the 
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use of principles of the human potential movement in his 
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psychiatric practice, emphasizing health (rather than illness) 
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and utilizing extended group psychotherapy to help individuals 
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achieve their goals; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Dr. Robertson, a resident of Hinsdale, maintained 
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a private practice in psychiatry with children, adolescents, 
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and families from 1953 until 2006; he was born in West 
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LaFayette, Indiana, to a family doctor and kindergarten 
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teacher; he attended Purdue University and received his medical 
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degree from the University of Chicago Medical School; he served 
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two years as a captain in the United States Army Medical Corps; 
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following his psychiatric residency, he became a staff 
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psychiatrist and later Director of the Institute for Juvenile 
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Research in Chicago and subsequently served as special 
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assistant to the Director of the Illinois Department of Mental 
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Health; and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, Dr. Robertson began his private practice of 
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psychiatry in Hinsdale, and had offices in Hinsdale, Westmont, 
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and later in Oak Brook; he was a member of the medical staff at 
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Riveredge Hospital in Forest Park and at Hinsdale Hospital; he 
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was the clinical director of the Riveredge Adolescent Unit from 
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1979 to 1990; and he also served as president of the medical 
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staff at Riveredge Hospital and later as a member of its Board 
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of Trustees; and

 
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    WHEREAS, In 1990, Dr. Robertson joined the faculty at the 
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Stritch School of Medicine of Loyola University where he taught 
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classes in child and adolescent psychiatry and supervised 
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fourth year residents in the Department of Psychiatry; he was 
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presented the "Faculty of the Year" award by the residents in 
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1992; he was awarded the Nancy Roeske Certificate of Excellence 
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in 1995 by the American Psychiatric Association in recognition 
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of his outstanding contributions to medical education at Loyola 
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University Medical School;  in recent years, Dr. Robertson 
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became interested in the spiritual aspects of psychiatry and 
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lectured and wrote on "Spirituality and Psychiatry";  his 
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hobbies included photography, music, golf, and card games; he 
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enjoyed reading about the world's religions, and was 
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particularly interested in Buddhism; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Dr. Robertson was a loving husband, father, 
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father-in-law, and grandfather; he will be missed by all who 
 


 






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knew and loved him, especially his wife of 61 years, Mary 
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Helen, nee Bassett, Robertson; his brother, Dr. Edwin S. 
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Robertson; his children, Linda J. (James Warner) Robertson, and 
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James A. (Nancy) Robertson; as well as his four grandchildren, 
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Leah R. Warner, Allison R. Warner, Jay B. Robertson, and 
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Nicholas H. Robertson; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
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his family, friends, and colleagues, the passing of Dr. Raymond 
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E. Robertson; 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 Dr. Raymond E. Robertson as a symbol 
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of our sympathy.