Full Text of SR0805 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 Neil L. Pobanz of Varna, formerly of East | 4 | | Moline, who passed away on May 26, 2012; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, He was born June 7, 1938, in Geneseo, to Clifford | 6 | | L. and Enid (Drehmer) Pobanz; he was married to Carolyn Hosp | 7 | | from 1963 to 1976; he was later married to Judy Hodges from | 8 | | 1977 to 1986; he grew up in Galva and graduated from Galva High | 9 | | School; he resided most of his life in East Moline but moved to | 10 | | Varna in 1993; he attended Parks College in Cahokia; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, His extensive and dedicated career in aviation | 12 | | included military service in the United States Army from 1961 | 13 | | to 1963, and after discharge, he continued employment as a | 14 | | civilian at the Rock Island Arsenal; after 32 years experience, | 15 | | he retired from the position of Army Material Command Aviation | 16 | | Officer; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, From 1995 to the present, he was the manager of | 18 | | the Marshall County Airport in Lacon; under his leadership, the | 19 | | airport received the award for Small General Aviation Airport | 20 | | of the Year in Illinois; he was also the previous owner and | 21 | | operator of the FBO of Lacon Aero Service Inc., Marshall County | 22 | | Emergency Services Disaster Agency coordinator, and the senior |
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| 1 | | technical consultant for American Bonanza Society; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, He was inducted into the Illinois Aviation Hall of | 3 | | Fame and received recognition and awards for his performance | 4 | | and endeavors to promote aviation safety, especially | 5 | | addressing aging aircraft issues, continuing education, | 6 | | mentoring young people interested in aviation, especially CAP, | 7 | | maintaining communications with government officials in | 8 | | aviation matters, and his involvement in aviation repair at the | 9 | | yearly Oshkosh EAA AirVenture; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, An informal gathering will be held at the Marshall | 11 | | County Airport on June 15, 2012, the evening before the | 12 | | traditional Father's Day fly-in or drive-in pancake breakfast, | 13 | | in memory of Mr. Pobanz; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Neil Pobanz is survived by his daughter, Brenda | 16 | | (Art) Williams; his son, Chad Pobanz; their mother, Carolyn | 17 | | Pobanz; his special friend, Nancy Umphress; his stepmother, | 18 | | Willicene Pobanz; his stepbrother, Darold (May) Cherry; his | 19 | | stepsister, Marilyn (Gary) Bourne; and his cousins, Sandra | 20 | | Pobanz, Pauline Westerlund Makowski, Susan Westerlund Egbert, | 21 | | Pricilla Westerlund Blattner, Diane Westerlund, Steven, | 22 | | Richard, Roger Westerlund, and Daniel Westerlund; therefore, |
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| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 3 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 4 | | his family and friends, the passing of Neil Pobanz; and be it | 5 | | further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to the family of Neil Pobanz as a symbol of our | 8 | | sincere sympathy.
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