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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Robert Dean Albracht of Rock Island, who
4passed away on February 6, 2015; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Robert Albracht was born on September 26, 1943 to
6Germaine and Leander Albracht; he graduated from Alleman High
7School in 1961; he served with the United States Army in
8Vietnam and married Nanette Sheley on August 14, 1971; he
9graduated with a degree in civil engineering from the
10University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1976; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Robert Albracht worked as a civil engineer for
12more than 20 years, primarily with the United States Army Corps
13of Engineers on Arsenal Island; he continued to serve his
14country in the United States Army Reserve; he made a career
15change and joined the St. Louis Division of the Drug
16Enforcement Administration (DEA) as a criminal intelligence
17officer; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Robert Albracht retired from the DEA after being
19recalled to active military duty following the attacks on
20September 11, 2001; as a United States Army Criminal
21Investigative Division Special Agent, he was sent to the
22Pentagon crash site, where he performed evidence recovery and

 

 

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1forensics duty; thereafter, he was assigned to a protection
2detail for the Secretary of Defense and the U.S. Army Joint
3Chiefs of Staff; he then led a Drug Suppression Team at Fort
4Stewart, Georgia, where he was recognized for his outstanding
5performance; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Robert Albracht served with the 5th Special Forces
7Group in Vietnam and wore his green beret with pride; he was a
8combat-decorated veteran with 22 years of service and was the
9recipient of 2 Bronze Stars (one for Combat Valor), 2 Army
10commendations (one for Combat Valor), the Combat Infantryman's
11Badge, and numerous other awards and decorations; in recent
12years, he had become active in Vietnam Veterans of America
13Chapter 299, serving as its secretary; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Robert Albracht spent his time traveling with his
15wife, working out at the Arsenal, restoring his (still
16incomplete) 1973 Firebird, guiding his sons in home improvement
17projects, and tirelessly renovating his home -- a still
18unfinished project 31 years in the works; he still found time
19to serve his local community as a Reserve Police Sergeant with
20the Rock Island Auxiliary Police Force; and
 
21    WHEREAS, Robert Albracht was preceded in death by his
22parents; his son, Grant Michael; his sister, Mary Beth Hicock;
23and his brother-in-law, John (Jack) Sheley; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Robert Albracht is survived by his wife of 43
2years, Nanette; his daughter and son-in-law, Danielle Albracht
3and Edward Jack; his sons and daughters-in-law Brandon and
4Ashley Albracht and Jerad and Elizabeth Albracht; his
5grandchildren, Molly, Natalie, Kellan, Shay, Erin, and Trent;
6his sister and brother-in-law, Nancy and Paul Fischer; his
7brother and sister-in-law, William and Mary Albracht; his
8brother and sister-in-law, Donald and Beth Albracht; his
9brother-in-law, Jeff Hicock; his sisters-in-law, Nancy
10Michalski and Ann Sheley; numerous nieces and nephews; a large,
11loving, extended family; and friends too numerous to count;
12therefore, be it
 
13    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL
14ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
15Robert Dean Albracht, and extend our sincere condolences to his
16family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
17further
 
18    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
19presented to the family of Robert Albracht as an expression of
20our deepest sympathy.