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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 T. Fleming of Normal, who passed |
4 | | away on May 16, 2014; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Robert Fleming was born in Normal on June 19, 1923 |
6 | | to Birney and Carrie (nee Brown) Fleming; he attended Illinois |
7 | | Wesleyan University (IWU) where he was class president, |
8 | | University "W" Club president, University Council president, |
9 | | Sigma Chi Fraternity president, and varsity baseball captain |
10 | | for 2 years; he earned his Juris Doctor from Northwestern |
11 | | University in 1949 and married Myra "Mikey" King on November 1, |
12 | | 1952 at Second Presbyterian Church in Bloomington; and
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13 | | WHEREAS, Robert Fleming returned to Bloomington-Normal and |
14 | | carried on the 3rd generation of practicing law; and
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15 | | WHEREAS, Robert Fleming was an active member of the |
16 | | community, both professionally and personally, holding |
17 | | presidential roles with the IWU Alumni Association, the Board |
18 | | of Trustees for Second Presbyterian Church, the Bloomington |
19 | | Country Club, the McLean County Bar Association, the Commerce |
20 | | Bank Board of Directors, and many other organizations, clubs, |
21 | | and affiliations; he also served as legal counsel to McLean |
22 | | County Unit District No. 5 for more than 40 years; and
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