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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
Robert J. Mortell of McHenry, who passed 
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away on February 26, 2008; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Robert J. Mortell was born on March 5, 1941 in 
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Stockbridge, Wisconsin; his parents were Robert J. and Martha 
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(Eldred) Mortell; he married Donna Jean Everson on September 
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17, 1960 in Menasha, Wisconsin; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Robert J. Mortell graduated from St. Mary's High 
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School in 1959 and the University of Wisconsin in Madison in 
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1963; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Robert J. Mortell was an independent insurance 
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agent; he was the owner of Kent Corp. in McHenry; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Robert J. Mortell served as the treasurer for 
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District 156 and District 15 referendums; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Robert J. Mortell was a longtime member of the 
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Kiwanis Club, the Chamber of Commerce, and the Catholic Order 
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of Foresters; he served as president of the McHenry Little 
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League; and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, In 2004, Robert J. Mortell was the recipient of 
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the McHenry Chamber of Commerce's highest honor, the Frank E. 
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Low Award, in recognition of his lifetime of volunteering; he 
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also delivered the Top Ten Scholar awards for McHenry Middle 
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School, Parkland School, and Montini Catholic School annually 
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for many years; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Robert J. Mortell was an avid sports fan, 
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particularly of the Green Bay Packers, Chicago White Sox, and 
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Wisconsin Badgers; he enjoyed golfing and watching all of his 
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grandchildren participate in their individual sports; he was 
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well known as a sports trivia buff; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Robert J. Mortell was preceded in death by his 
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father and his sister, Kathleen Rankin; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Robert J. Mortell is survived by his wife of 47 
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years, Donna; his mother; his children, Carrie (Tim) Sabatka, 
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Debra (Curtis) Tyerman, Robert (Tammy) Mortell, Kristine 
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(Jason) Hoffmann, and Amy (Charles) Karasek; his 
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mother-in-law, Matilda Everson; his grandchildren, Rebecca and 
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Jeffrey Sabatka, Kayleigh and Brianne Tyerman, Robert and 
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Meghan Mortell, Hannah and Claudia Hoffmann, and Malory and 
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Sloan Karasek; his sisters, Mary Van Stippen, Arlene (George) 
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Mosher, and Joyce (Dan) Gavronski; and his brothers, Tom 
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Mortell and Richard Mortell; and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, Robert J. Mortell will be remembered by all who 
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knew and loved him as a dedicated father who gave much of his 
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time to helping others; 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 and friends, the passing of Robert J. Mortell; and 
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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 J. Mortell as an expression 
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of our sympathy.