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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. Stumm of New Orleans, |
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| Louisiana, formerly of Bonita Springs, Florida and Aurora, |
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| Illinois, who passed away on May 4, 2010; and
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| WHEREAS, Robert Stumm was the son of Bernard J. and Jane |
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| Stumm; he was raised in Aurora; and
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| WHEREAS, Robert Stumm graduated from West Aurora High |
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| School in 1941 and attended Dartmouth College; he then joined |
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| the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve until his honorable discharge; he |
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| graduated from University of Illinois in 1946; and
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| WHEREAS, Robert Stumm met Dolores Ruddy when they were both |
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| teenagers; the couple married in 1947 and settled in Aurora, |
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| where they raised their three sons, David, Hans, and Rob; in |
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| 1992, the couple left Aurora and moved to Bonita Springs, |
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| Florida; in 2005, they moved to Lambeth House in New Orleans |
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| just in time for Hurricane Katrina; they were the first |
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| evacuees to leave Lambeth House and spent the fall in Chicago |
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| with their son, David, at his home; and
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| WHEREAS, Robert Stumm made a career selling life insurance |
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| to his friends and acquaintances; he also dabbled in politics |
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| and was Chairman of the Kane County Board of Supervisors during |
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| the 1960s; he and his friend, D.V. McWethy, formed McWethy |
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| Brothers Insurance, which was sold to Corroon & Black (now |
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| Willis) in 1980; shortly afterwards, he retired and began a |
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| career as a model, appearing in many advertisements in |
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| magazines such as Time, Newsweek, AARP, and Modern Maturity; he |
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| also appeared in videos for hospitals and Snapper lawnmowers; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, Robert Stumm was a member and President of the |
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| Aurora Country Club; he was Director of the Home Savings and |
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| Loan in Aurora; he was a life member of the Elks Club, Moose |
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| Club, Exchange Club, and Union League Club of Chicago; while in |
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| New Orleans, he was the oldest member to ever be initiated into |
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| The Recess Club; and
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| WHEREAS, Robert Stumm enjoyed many sports and quit them |
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| all; he enjoyed basketball, tennis, hunting, fishing, |
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| bicycling, and handball for 50 years; his last bowling match |
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| ended memorably, with the ball, shoes, and bag being thrown |
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| into the Fox River; he took up flying at age 50 and earned a |
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| Private Certificate with multi-engine and instrument ratings; |
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| he enjoyed many flights with his wife in his Twin Comanche, |
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| because none of his friends would fly with him; and
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| WHEREAS, Robert Stumm is survived by his wife, Dolores; his |
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| sister, Eloise Brush; his sons, David (Kathy), Hans |
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| (Priscilla), and Rob (Kit); his grandchildren, Jenny Knapp, |
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| Brian, David, Jim, and Jack Stumm, Alexandra Pogorelec, Amanda |
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| Stumm, and Courtney, Celie, and Sibyl Stumm; and his 16 |
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| great-grandchildren; 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 J. Stumm; 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 Stumm as an expression of our |
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| sympathy.
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