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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 E. Clark of Waukegan and Lake 
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Forest, who passed away on July 23, 2009; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Robert Clark was born on November 3, 1942, in 
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Waukegan; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Robert Clark served his country with pride and 
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distinction as a member of the United States Army from 1965 to 
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1967; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Robert Clark retired from U.S. Gypsum after 25 
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years of dedicated service; he later worked for the Chicago 
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Convention and Tourism Bureau; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Robert Clark was a member of St. Anastasia Church 
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of Waukegan; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Robert Clark enjoyed traveling, reading a good 
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book, and watching a sunset in Door County, Wisconsin; his 
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travels took him to New Orleans, California, Florida, Hawaii, 
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the Bahamas, and Europe; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Robert Clark was preceded in death by his father, 
 


 






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Walter Clark; his mother, Mildred Lorts; his step-father, Roy 
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Lorts; and his brother, John; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Robert Clark is survived by his wife of 45 years, 
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Lucille; his niece (who was like a daughter), Karen (Robert) 
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Serkowski; his siblings, Frank (Ann) Clark, Sue (Karl) Miklas, 
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and Karen Clark; his in-laws, Andrew Hebior, Theresa Zdanowicz, 
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Eugene (Patricia) Hebior, Daniel Hebior, and Donna Hebior; and 
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his many nieces, nephews, and friends; 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 Robert E. Clark; and be 
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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 Clark as an expression of our 
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sympathy.