Full Text of SR0131 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Glenn Roberson of Peoria, who passed away | 4 | | on March 10, 2011; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, He was born on November 3, 1938, in Chidester, | 6 | | Arkansas; he married Angela "Nickie" Murray on April 28, 1984, | 7 | | in Elon, North Carolina; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, He received his bachelor's degree from Illinois | 9 | | State University and his master's degree from Bradley | 10 | | University; he began his career as a teacher at Irving Grade | 11 | | School and a sociology instructor at St. Francis School of | 12 | | Nursing; for more than 27 years, he was a well-known college | 13 | | administrator at Illinois Central College, where he served as | 14 | | Vice President of Student Services and Vice President of School | 15 | | and State Relations; and
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He was affiliated with various educational, | 17 | | professional, and community organizations, including the | 18 | | Peoria and Illinois Education Associations, the Illinois ACT | 19 | | Advisory Board, the Peoria Race Relations Committee, the Peoria | 20 | | Tri-County Urban League, and the Peoria Jaycees; he was a | 21 | | sports enthusiast and an avid reader; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS,
He was preceded in death by his father, Tony | 2 | | Roberson, his mother, Blanch Thorn Roberson Little; his | 3 | | brother, Henry Roberson, and his sister, Josephine Cruse; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS,
Glenn Roberson is survived by his wife, Nickie | 5 | | Roberson; his sons, Lance (Patti Seep) Roberson, Eric Roberson | 6 | | and Keith (Dawn) Roberson; his sister, Geraldine Harris; and | 7 | | his two loving grandsons, Jaden and Kai; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 9 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 10 | | his family and friends, the passing of Glenn Roberson; and be | 11 | | it further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 | | presented to the family of Glenn Roberson as a symbol of our | 14 | | sincere sympathy.
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