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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Robert
4 "Bob" Lid, whose outstanding dedication to the Carpenters Union
5 as a Tradesman and Officer was an inspiration to all who knew
6 him; and
 
7     WHEREAS, Bob Lid passed away on August 28, 2007 at the age
8 of 74; and
 
9     WHEREAS, Bob Lid was a proud member of Carpenters Local 54
10 for 45 years, where he served as its President for over 20
11 years, as a Business Representative for 17 years, and as its
12 Treasurer for 13 years; and
 
13     WHEREAS, Bob Lid also served the Chicago and Northeast
14 Illinois District Council of Carpenters as its
15 Secretary/Treasurer for 4 years and as a Business
16 Representative for 14 years; and
 
17     WHEREAS, Bob Lid was anchored by his loving and caring
18 wife, Lila, and his three sons, Douglas, Robert, and Mark; and
 
19     WHEREAS, Bob Lid took pride in being a union carpenter, and
20 his union brotherhood is grateful because of the passion and

 

 

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1 dedication he devoted to his "other family"; and
 
2     WHEREAS, The 47,000 carpenters of the Carpenters Union's
3 Regional Council owes his family a debt of gratitude for all
4 the hours and days he spent away from his home, attending to
5 the business of the union; therefore, be it
 
6     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
7 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
8 mourn, along with his family and friends, the death of Robert
9 "Bob" Lid, who will be missed by many and has left his family
10 and his union with a proud legacy; and be it further
 
11     RESOLVED, That we, along with the officers and membership
12 of the Chicago Regional Council, extend our heartfelt
13 condolences to Robert Lid's wife Lila and sons Doug, Bob, and
14 Mark; and be it further
 
15     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
16 presented to the family of Robert "Bob" Lid as an expression of
17 our sympathy.