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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of  Robert Douglas "Rob" Aper of Normal, who 
4passed away on January 24, 2015; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Robert Aper was born on September 7, 1970 in 
6Lincoln; his parents were Floyd and Gail Aper; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, Robert Aper attended Illinois State University 
8before enlisting in the United States Army; he subsequently 
9served in Korea and in Operation Desert Storm; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, After his discharge from the Army, Robert Aper 
11served as a Corrections Officer for the McLean County Sheriff's 
12Office; he also worked as a Firefighter in Normal for 17 years; 
13and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, Robert Aper served on the Board of the Bloomington 
15Cardinals Youth Football League and was a member of the 
16League's medical staff, where he helped create mandatory 
17concussion testing for all football players; he helped in the 
18library at Parkside Elementary School and served as a pin man 
19for wrestling, handing out pins to the wrestlers for their 
20achievements; he also coached the Bloomington-Normal Baseball 
21Association for many years; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Robert Aper is survived by 2 sons, Wil and RJ; his 
2parents; a brother, Lt. Col. Rick (Lori) Aper; his loving 
3partner, Julie Hopper; 5 nieces and nephews, Ryan Aper, David 
4Hanck, Kristin Aper, Kaylee Aper, and Michael Aper; and his 
5partner's children, Jordan (Patrick Drumm) Burns, Kailey 
6Burns, and Jake Correa; therefore, be it
  
 
7    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL 
8ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his 
9family and friends, mourn the passing of Robert Douglas "Rob" 
10Aper; and be it further
  
 
11    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
12presented to the family of Robert Aper as an expression of our 
13sympathy.