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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
3to learn of the death of Robert E. "Bob" Fornoff of Manito, who
4passed away on January 27, 2023; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Bob Fornoff was born to Clarence E. and Bessie
6(Mahr) Fornoff in Manito on December 28, 1929; he graduated
7from Manito High School in 1947; he served in the U.S. Air
8Force on the Moody Air Force Base in Valdosta, Georgia; he
9married Bernice Zielinski, and they had three children, Paula,
10Michael, and Mark; he was the companion of Jean Shelabarger
11for 26 years until her passing in 2013; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Bob Fornoff was a lifelong farmer in Mason
13County, and his family purchased the Meadow Dale Farm from the
14Bob Mahr Estate in 1961; he grew corn, soybeans, and wheat and
15raised pigs and black angus cattle in his early years; over the
16years, he was assisted on the farm by many, including three
17generations of the Mitchell Family; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Bob Fornoff became a charter member of Trinity
19Lutheran Church in Manito in 1959; he also served on the Meadow
20Lawn Cemetery Board for many years; and
 
21    WHEREAS, Bob Fornoff was preceded in death by his brother,

 

 

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1Clarence J. Fornoff; his sister, Wilma Embree; his sons,
2Michael Fornoff and Mark Fornoff; and his son-in-law, Rick
3Charlton; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Bob Fornoff is survived by his daughter, Paula
5(Butch Gilroy) Charlton; his six grandchildren and 13
6great-grandchildren, Josh (Maggi) Charlton, Grace Charlton,
7Luke Charlton, Zac (Monica) Charlton, Ayla Charlton, Oakley
8Charlton, Laikyn Charlton, Beau Charlton, Megan Charlton,
9Rickey Charlton, Bella Charlton, Elizabeth Charlton, Hilary
10(David) Vine, Peter Vine, Ryan (Katrina) Fornoff, Jacob
11Fornoff, Ross Fornoff, David Fornoff, Callan Fornoff, and Jude
12Fornoff; and his nephews and niece, Ed (Daisy) Embree, Stan
13(Kathy) Embree, Linda (Ron) Doty, and their families;
14therefore, be it
 
15    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL
16ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
17Robert E. "Bob" Fornoff and extend our sincere condolences to
18his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
19further
 
20    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
21presented to the family of Bob Fornoff as an expression of our
22deepest sympathy.