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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of
3 Illinois were saddened to learn of the death of Robert H.
4 Shaw of Jerseyville on Saturday, April 26, 2003; and
5 WHEREAS, Mr. Shaw was born on December 7, 1926, in White
6 Hall to Frank Russell and Bonnie E. Varble Shaw; he attended
7 Kane High School and graduated from Jersey Township High
8 School in 1945; and
9 WHEREAS, Mr. Shaw valiantly served his country in the
10 United States Army during World War II; he married Doris
11 Johngy Bray in 1948 in Jerseyville; and
12 WHEREAS, Mr. Shaw was a lifelong insurance agent; he was
13 vice president and acting president of Family Life Insurance
14 in Alton and Bartonville; he later retired as an insurance
15 examiner for the Department of Insurance in 1995 after 15
16 years; and
17 WHEREAS, Mr. Shaw was a member of Holy Ghost Catholic
18 Church, Knights of Columbus, Elks Lodge, Eagles, Moose, and
19 the American Legion, all in Jerseyville; he was a Jersey
20 County public administrator and guardian; and
21 WHEREAS, The passing of Mr. Robert H. Shaw has been
22 deeply felt by many, especially his wife, Doris; his
23 daughters, Sandy (husband, Bill) Rolando, Janie (husband,
24 Robin) Schroeder, Susie (husband, Gordon) Becker, and Trish
25 (husband, Bill) Green; his son, Bobby (wife, Andrea) Shaw;
26 his 15 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; his
27 sisters, Doris Oldham, Edith Mallicot, and Irene Epperson;
28 and his brother, Dick (wife, Sonja) Shaw; therefore, be it
29 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL
30 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing
31 of Robert H. Shaw and extend our deepest sympathy to his
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1 family and friends during their time of bereavement; and be
2 it further
3 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
4 presented to the family of Robert H. Shaw as an expression of
5 our sincere condolences.