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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. Robert J. "Bob" Heaston of Naperville 
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and Vienna, Virginia, who passed away on February 20, 2009; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was born March 3, 1931 in Kansas City, Kansas; 
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he received his B.S. and M.S. in chemical engineering from the 
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University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, and a PhD in chemical 
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engineering from Ohio State University in Columbus; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He attended the National War College in Washington 
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D.C.; he was a longtime civil servant in the Department of 
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Defense, and served for eight years as the Director of GACIAC 
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at the Illinois Institute of Technology Research Institute in 
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Chicago; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was a faithful member of Christ Church of Oak 
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Brook and the Natural Philosophy Alliance (NPA); he loved to 
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write and enjoyed the intellectual pursuits of theoretical 
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physics, theology, psychology, and philosophy; and

 

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    WHEREAS, Dr. Heaston  is survived by his true love, Joan 
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(Barnhisel) Heaston, whom he married December 29, 1956; he was 
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the loving father of John (Fran) Heaston, Barbara (Dan) Van Der 
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Werken, and Beth (Scott) Kanady; the loving "Papa" of Brittany, 
 


 






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Bobby, Tori, Ben, Alee, Lauren, Bekah, Sarah, Rachel, and 
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Lizzy; the  son of the late Buzz and Mildred Heaston; the dear 
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brother of Jean (Marvin) Andrews, Jim (the late Devonna) 
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Heaston, Bill (Jane) Heaston, Chuck (Lynn) Heaston, Buzz (Ann) 
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Heaston, and the late Jane (the late Roger) Walker; and the 
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fond uncle of many; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH 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 Dr. Robert "Bob" 
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Heaston; 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. Robert Heaston as a symbol of 
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our sincere sympathy.