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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate were saddened
3 to learn of the death of Robert A. Lawless of Peoria on March
4 18, 2004; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Robert Lawless was born December 8, 1923 in Peoria
6 to Harry and Anna Wolf Lawless; he was raised by his
7 step-mother, Ethel Jennings, from age 9; he married Irene Parr
8 on December 12, 1942 in Peoria; she preceded him in death in
9 January 1977; and
 
10     WHEREAS, He later married Dorothy Schmidt on February 2,
11 1978; and
 
12     WHEREAS, Mr. Lawless was a World War II Army veteran; he
13 owned and operated Lawless Plumbing and Heating in Bartonville;
14 and
 
15     WHEREAS, He served on the Bartonville Village Board for
16 several terms and was a volunteer firefighter for the
17 Bartonville Fire Department; and
 
18     WHEREAS, Mr. Lawless was a member of the Lions Club, Elks
19 Lodge 20, and the Knights of Columbus; and
 
20     WHEREAS, The passing of Robert A. Lawless will be deeply
21 felt by many, especially his wife, Dorothy; his daughters,
22 Beverly (and Michael) Stender and Barbara Lawless; his
23 stepdaughter, Linda Etaugh; his stepson, David (and Eileen)
24 Etaugh; his two grandchildren; and his brother, Dick (and
25 Lucille); and
 
26     WHEREAS, In addition to his first wife, Irene, he was
27 preceded in death by one sister; therefore, be it
 

 

 

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1     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL
2 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the death of
3 Robert A. Lawless along with all who knew and loved him and
4 extend our sincere condolences to his family and friends; and
5 be it further
 
6     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7 presented to the family of Robert A. Lawless as an expression
8 of our deepest sympathy.