SR2350 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Robert "Bob" Robinson of Crystal Lake, who passed away on September 15, 2016; and

WHEREAS, Robert Robinson was born on March 1, 1933 in Crystal Lake; his parents were Robert and Mabel Robinson; and

WHEREAS, Robert Robinson attended St. Thomas Grade School and graduated from Crystal Lake Community High School in 1950; he later attended Beloit College; and

WHEREAS, Robert Robinson served in the United States Air Force; as a radar intercept officer, he flew the F-94 fighter jet; and

WHEREAS, Robert Robinson began his career in real estate in the 1960s, starting in sales management; he was a prominent member of several companies that developed the landscape of Crystal Lake during the 1960s and 1970s; he served as President of Sales and Marketing Council for the Greater Home Builders of Chicago, Algonquin Township Supervisor, member of the McHenry County Board of Supervisors, President of the Crystal Lake Park District, and board member of Crystal Lake Bank and Trust; he co-founded Brittany Builders, which developed several custom home communities in McHenry County; he later began his own custom home building company, Raintree Builders, with his son Rob; after retiring from the home building business, he sold land and homes with Baird and Warner for 22 years; and

WHEREAS, Robert Robinson enjoyed attending dinner parties on Woodland Drive, hosting New Year's Day and Turkey Bowl parties, and watching the Chicago Cubs; and

WHEREAS, Robert Robinson was preceded in death by his parents; his sisters and their husbands, Margaret and James McNulty, Dorothy and Darrel West, and Pat and Richard Aston; and his former wife, Myra Burrell Robinson; and

WHEREAS, Robert Robinson is survived by his wife of 24 years, Kristi; his children, Rob (Cindy), Craig (Virginia), Lisa, and Jeff Robinson; his grandchildren, Christine, Nicholas, Jennifer, Nathan, Alexandra, Victoria, Roberta, Tayler, Emily, and Robert; his great-grandchildren; Jean, Tula Tina, Amelia, Jacob, Jocelyn, and Madilyn; and many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his family and friends, mourn the passing of Robert "Bob" Robinson; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Robert Robinson as an expression of our sympathy.