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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of
Robert | ||||||
| 4 | Dubois, who passed away on May 27, 2016; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Robert Dubois was born in Metamora to Joseph W.
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| 6 | and Bernice E. Eckstein Dubois on April 21, 1941; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Robert Dubois dedicated his life to his community, | ||||||
| 8 | and to the safety of others; he began his law enforcement | ||||||
| 9 | career in 1960 as a crime scene investigator
with the Illinois | ||||||
| 10 | Security and Intelligence Bureau; in 1970, he became a crime | ||||||
| 11 | scene investigator with the Illinois Bureau of
Identification; | ||||||
| 12 | later, he served in the same position with the Illinois | ||||||
| 13 | Department of Law Enforcement; and | ||||||
| 14 | WHEREAS, Robert Dubois assisted in developing the | ||||||
| 15 | satellite crime lab in Pekin; he
assisted in designing and | ||||||
| 16 | moving that laboratory to its present location in Morton; he | ||||||
| 17 | supervised crime scene technicians in the northern half of | ||||||
| 18 | Illinois and
taught crime scene and death investigation classes | ||||||
| 19 | throughout Illinois, including at Western Illinois
University, | ||||||
| 20 | the University of Illinois at Springfield, Sangamon State | ||||||
| 21 | University, Illinois Central
College, and the Illinois State | ||||||
| 22 | Police Academy in Springfield; he then became a crime scene | ||||||
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| 1 | investigator for the Tazewell and Woodford Counties
State's | ||||||
| 2 | Attorneys' offices; and | ||||||
| 3 | WHEREAS, Robert Dubois was appointed the Chief Deputy | ||||||
| 4 | Corner of Tazewell County; he was
elected Tazewell County | ||||||
| 5 | Corner in 1996, and held the position until his retirement in | ||||||
| 6 | 2004; and | ||||||
| 7 | WHEREAS, Robert Dubois enjoyed photography, gardening, | ||||||
| 8 | woodworking, and crossword
puzzles; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Robert Dubois was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 10 | parents; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Robert Dubois is survived by his wife of 52 years, | ||||||
| 12 | Martha Anne Dray; his children, Mary Theresa (Bart) Penn and | ||||||
| 13 | Anthony
Robert (Michelle) Dubois; his grandchildren, Adam | ||||||
| 14 | Joseph Penn, Evan Lee Penn,
Joseph William Dubois, and Faith | ||||||
| 15 | Nicole Dubois; and his great-grandson Levi James Penn; | ||||||
| 16 | therefore, be it
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| 17 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 18 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 19 | mourn the passing of Robert Dubois, and extend our sincere | ||||||
| 20 | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | ||||||
| 21 | him; and be it further
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| 1 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 2 | presented to the family of Robert Dubois as an expression of | ||||||
| 3 | our deepest sympathy.
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