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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
| 3 | learn of the death of Robert J. Cook of Macomb, who passed away | ||||||
| 4 | on May 22, 2008; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Robert was born on May 26, 1937; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Robert earned his bachelor's degree in Political | ||||||
| 7 | Science and his master's degree in Public School Administration | ||||||
| 8 | from Truman State University and his Ph.D. in Educational | ||||||
| 9 | Administration from St. Louis University; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Robert had a long and distinguished career in | ||||||
| 11 | education; he served as a classroom teacher and public school | ||||||
| 12 | administrator in both rural Missouri and suburban St. Louis, | ||||||
| 13 | continuing in his career to supervise student teachers and | ||||||
| 14 | teach educational administration courses at Western Illinois | ||||||
| 15 | University for 35 years; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Robert also pursued education outside of the | ||||||
| 17 | classroom, serving as state president of the University | ||||||
| 18 | Division of the Illinois Education Administration, state | ||||||
| 19 | president of the Illinois Association of Teacher Educators, | ||||||
| 20 | Western Illinois University's faculty representative to the | ||||||
| 21 | Illinois Board of Higher Education, president of the Faculty | ||||||
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| 1 | Council of the College of Education, and Secretary of the | ||||||
| 2 | Western Illinois University Board of Trustees; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Robert actively served his community; he was | ||||||
| 4 | president of the McDonough County Labor Council, chairman of | ||||||
| 5 | the McDonough County Democratic Central Committee, a 32nd | ||||||
| 6 | Degree Mason, a Paul Harris Fellow, and a Rotarian; and | ||||||
| 7 | WHEREAS, Robert was active in his church, serving as | ||||||
| 8 | president of the Fellheimer Trust Committee of the Wesley | ||||||
| 9 | United Methodist Church and as president of the Board of | ||||||
| 10 | Directors of the Wesley Foundation at Western Illinois | ||||||
| 11 | University; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Robert was the beloved husband of Evelyn; the | ||||||
| 13 | loving father of Joe and Amy; the devoted son of the late | ||||||
| 14 | Robert L. and Josephine Smith Cook; and the fond friend of | ||||||
| 15 | many; therefore, be it
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| 16 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 17 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | ||||||
| 18 | his family and friends, the passing of Robert J. Cook; and be | ||||||
| 19 | it further
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| 20 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 21 | presented to the family of Robert J. Cook as an expression of | ||||||
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| 1 | our sympathy.
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