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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened 
3to learn of the death of Robert "Bob" Bollman of Cantrall, who 
4passed away  on February 11, 2023; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Bob Bollman was born in Springfield to Gladys and 
6Paul Bollman on July 8, 1938; he graduated from Lanphier High 
7School in 1956; he married Janice Arlene Pehlman on November 
82, 1957; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Bob Bollman worked at Kroger in Springfield and 
10then in  several different trades, including building houses 
11and owning his own electrical business; he then opened his own 
12pool and spa business, Bollman's Pool & Spa Co., where he 
13enjoyed many years of working with his family; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, Bob Bollman was raised in the Third Presbyterian 
15Church; he then attended Elliott Avenue Baptist Church, where 
16he was baptized and married; most recently, he was a member of 
17the Athens Christian Church; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, Bob Bollman's most enjoyable activities were 
19being a Mason with Tyrian Lodge #333 AF & AM, where he served 
20as Worshipful Master and a Shriner; he made many great friends 
21and gave his all for the mission of supporting children in 
 
 
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1need; he was honored to be Potentate of the Ansar Shrine in 
21994 and served as treasurer for seven years; he also enjoyed 
3woodworking, planting trees on his property, restoring his 
4fathers '56 Chevy, and working on basically anything, but 
5spending time with his family was what he enjoyed the most; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Bob Bollman was preceded in death by his 
7daughter, Deanna; his parents; his brothers, Earl, Jim, 
8Roland, and Richard; and his sisters, Norma Gebhardt and Mary 
9Alice Benjamin; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Bob Bollman is survived by his wife of 65 years, 
11Janice;  his children, Don (Melissa), Doug (Denise), and 
12Danice; and  his  grandchildren, Haley, Charlie, Madeline, and 
13Sophia; therefore, be it
  
 
14    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL 
15ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
16Robert "Bob" Bollman and extend our sincere condolences to his 
17family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
18further
  
 
19    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
20presented to  the family of  Bob Bollman as an expression of our 
21deepest sympathy.