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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
3to learn of the death of Robert J. Towler of Rock Island, who
4passed away on July 16, 2021; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Robert Towler was born on December 26, 1933 and
6attended elementary and high school in Redwood Falls,
7Minnesota; he served in the U.S. Army in Germany during the
8Korean War and graduated from the University of Minnesota with
9a degree in forestry; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Robert Towler's work history includes the U.S.
11Forest Service in the Black Hills, the Lake County Forest
12Preserve, the Des Plaines Park District, and the City of Rock
13Island as Chief Horticulturist; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Robert Towler was a member of the Rock Island
15Horticulture Club and the Quad Cities Woodturners Club and a
16founding member of the Quad City Botanical Center; he was an
17avid volunteer for both Living Lands and Waters and Keep Rock
18Island Beautiful; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Robert Towler is survived by his wife, Dorothy,
20and his children, Kathleen, Kent, Kerm, and Kurt; therefore,
21be it
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL
2ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
3Robert J. Towler and extend our sincere condolences to his
4family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
5further
 
6    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7presented to the family of Robert Towler as an expression of
8our deepest sympathy.