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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 | | "Bobby" Rockymore, who passed away on November 11, 2018; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Bobby Rockymore was born in Atlanta, Georgia on |
| 6 | | July 4, 1936; he and his family moved to Detroit and then to |
| 7 | | Chicago in 1951; he attended Forestville Grammar School and |
| 8 | | then Tilden High School; he transferred to Hyde Park High |
| 9 | | School, where he played baseball and basketball; he organized |
| 10 | | the Comets in 1956, which consisted of youth from the |
| 11 | | Kenwood/Oakwood Neighborhoods; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, After graduating from high school, Bobby |
| 13 | | Rockymore worked at Spiegel's and continued coaching the |
| 14 | | Comets; in 1957, he was drafted into the U.S. Army and became a |
| 15 | | member of the Post Basketball Team, travelling throughout the |
| 16 | | southwest; he was honorably discharged in 1959; and
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| 17 | | WHEREAS, Once he returned from the Army, Bobby Rockymore |
| 18 | | organized the Comets at the South Shore YMCA; he began working |
| 19 | | with Youth Action and continued at Spiegel's; the Comets took |
| 20 | | off in the 1960s and started winning championship games and |
| 21 | | traveled all over the State; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Bobby Rockymore married Beverly, his best friend |
| 2 | | and the love of his life, on September 30, 1968; they worked |
| 3 | | together to support Bobby's players and opened their home for a |
| 4 | | meal or a place to stay when needed; in later years, they |
| 5 | | enjoyed traveling together; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Bobby Rockymore was preceded in death by his son, |
| 7 | | Michael; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Bobby Rockymore is survived by his wife, Beverly; |
| 9 | | his children, Adrian (Larry) Rucker and Robert Rockymore Jr.; |
| 10 | | his granddaughter, Beverly (Damian); his great-granddaughter, |
| 11 | | Danielle; his siblings, Lionel, Michael, Mark, Shirley, |
| 12 | | Yvonne, Francine, and Bonnie; and his many friends in the |
| 13 | | basketball community and other organizations; therefore, be it
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| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
| 15 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
| 16 | | mourn the passing of Robert "Bobby" Rockymore and extend our |
| 17 | | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew |
| 18 | | and loved him; and be it further
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| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 20 | | presented to the family of Bobby Rockymore as an expression of |
| 21 | | our deepest sympathy.
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