Full Text of SR0135 96th General Assembly
SR0135 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of Dr. Robert J. "Bob" Heaston of Naperville | 4 |
| and Vienna, Virginia, who passed away on February 20, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born March 3, 1931 in Kansas City, Kansas; | 6 |
| he received his B.S. and M.S. in chemical engineering from the | 7 |
| University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, and a PhD in chemical | 8 |
| engineering from Ohio State University in Columbus; and
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| WHEREAS, He attended the National War College in Washington | 10 |
| D.C.; he was a longtime civil servant in the Department of | 11 |
| Defense, and served for eight years as the Director of GACIAC | 12 |
| at the Illinois Institute of Technology Research Institute in | 13 |
| Chicago; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a faithful member of Christ Church of Oak | 15 |
| Brook and the Natural Philosophy Alliance (NPA); he loved to | 16 |
| write and enjoyed the intellectual pursuits of theoretical | 17 |
| physics, theology, psychology, and philosophy; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Heaston is survived by his true love, Joan | 19 |
| (Barnhisel) Heaston, whom he married December 29, 1956; he was | 20 |
| the loving father of John (Fran) Heaston, Barbara (Dan) Van Der | 21 |
| Werken, and Beth (Scott) Kanady; the loving "Papa" of Brittany, |
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| Bobby, Tori, Ben, Alee, Lauren, Bekah, Sarah, Rachel, and | 2 |
| Lizzy; the son of the late Buzz and Mildred Heaston; the dear | 3 |
| brother of Jean (Marvin) Andrews, Jim (the late Devonna) | 4 |
| Heaston, Bill (Jane) Heaston, Chuck (Lynn) Heaston, Buzz (Ann) | 5 |
| Heaston, and the late Jane (the late Roger) Walker; and the | 6 |
| fond uncle of many; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 8 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 9 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Dr. Robert "Bob" | 10 |
| Heaston; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 |
| presented to the family of Dr. Robert Heaston as a symbol of | 13 |
| our sincere sympathy.
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