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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of  Robert M. Lete of Alvin, who passed away 
4on August 5, 2013; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Robert Lete was born on April 17, 1927 in Belgium, 
6Illinois; his parents were Eli and Catherine (nee Nora) Lete; 
7he married Jean Pettice on October 2, 1954 at St. Patrick's 
8(now Holy Family) Church in Danville; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Robert Lete graduated from Westville Township 
10High School in 1944; in May of 1945, he enlisted in the United 
11States Navy, where he served aboard a minesweeper on the West 
12Coast in anticipation of the invasion of Japan; he was 
13honorably discharged from the service in 1946; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, Robert Lete was employed by Bohn 
15Aluminum/Heatcraft Corporation in Danville for 37 years until 
16his retirement in 1992; and
  
 
17    WHEREAS, Robert Lete was preceded in death by his parents 
18and his sister, Lorraine Carpenter; and
  
 
19    WHEREAS, Robert Lete is survived by his wife, Jean; his 
20son, Jeffrey (Thelma Acree) Lete; his daughters, Laura Jean 
 
 
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1(Toby) Cox and Sarah Beth (Michael) Baird; his grandchildren, 
2Amanda and Katherine Lete, Aaron Zickmund, and Tristan Cox; his 
3great-granddaughter, Natalie Lete; his brother, Edward Lete; 
4and his sister, Nora Marie Price; therefore, be it
  
 
5    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL 
6ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his 
7family and friends, mourn the passing of Robert M. Lete; and be 
8it further
  
 
9    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
10presented to the family of Robert Lete as an expression of our 
11sympathy.