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SR1343 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY


  

 


 
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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Robert Dean Stuart of Edwardsville, who
4passed away on January 17, 2018; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Bob Stuart was born in Granite City to James and
6Verna Diehle Stuart on April 10, 1939; he graduated from
7Granite City High School in 1957; he then attended Missouri
8Valley College where he was a member of the Sigma Nu
9fraternity, lettered in basketball and golf, and graduated in
101961; he earned a master's degree in education administration
11from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; he married
12Sandra Stephens at the Van Brunt Presbyterian Church in Kansas
13City, Missouri on June 25, 1961; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Bob Stuart had a long and distinguished career
15with the Edwardsville School District, which he began as a
16science teacher and coach for Edwardsville Junior High School
17in 1961; he was then named Assistant Principal of the junior
18high and went on to be the Principal of Glen Carbon Elementary
19School; in 1983, he was promoted to Director of Instruction for
20the district and then named Assistant Superintendent in Charge
21of Curriculum; in 1991, he was named Superintendent of Schools
22and remained in that position until he retired in 1996; he
23considered the passing of the referendum and overseeing the

 

 

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1construction of the new high school to be the highlight of his
2career; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Bob Stuart was a member of the First Presbyterian
4Church of Edwardsville for over 50 years; he was a proud member
5of DeMolay, the Jaycees, and the Rotary, where he was named a
6Paul Harris Fellows Scholar; he was appointed and served on the
7YMCA Board and was commissioner for the Edwardsville Fire and
8Police Commission; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Bob Stuart is survived by his wife of 57 years,
10Sandy; his two children, Stacy (Randy) Wimmer and Steve (Katie)
11Stuart; and his grandchildren, Taylor (Jamie) Lockhart, and
12Dean and Hannah Stuart; therefore, be it
 
13    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL
14ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
15Robert Dean Stuart and extend our sincere condolences to his
16family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
17further
 
18    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
19presented to the family of Bob Stuart as an expression of our
20deepest sympathy.