Full Text of SR0860 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 Robert "Bob" Mork of Wheaton, who passed | 4 | | away on May 29, 2012; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, He was born December 8, 1953 in Chicago and spent | 6 | | his early childhood years there and in California; he attended | 7 | | Wheaton Central High School and was captain of the football | 8 | | team; he graduated from Wheaton College, where he met his wife | 9 | | of 34 years, Lorraine; he went on to the John Marshall Law | 10 | | School to earn his law degree; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, He demonstrated his skill as an attorney early by | 12 | | serving as a law clerk for Illinois Supreme Court Justice | 13 | | Howard Ryan; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, He was a resident of Wheaton for 45 years; he | 15 | | served as an attorney and advisor to the DuPage County Forest | 16 | | Preserve District, working for the stewardship of local | 17 | | conservation efforts; as a Wheaton City Councilman from 1993 to | 18 | | 2005, he served his hometown, working to revitalize the | 19 | | downtown area; he was a partner at Kuhn, Mitchell, Moss, Mork, | 20 | | and Lechowicz in Naperville; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Serving as the DuPage County Public Guardian, he |
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| 1 | | cared for the well-being of the disabled and most vulnerable; | 2 | | in each of his positions of responsibility he assumed and | 3 | | pursued an ethic of good government worthy of the public trust; | 4 | | and | 5 | | WHEREAS, He was a deeply committed family man; he was a | 6 | | Notre Dame fan to his core and took great pride in his 3 sons | 7 | | who attended the university; on a gameday Saturday in the fall, | 8 | | there is no place he would rather have been than on campus with | 9 | | his family; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, He was a Corvette enthusiast, and one of his | 11 | | greatest joys was going for drives with his wife; vacations and | 12 | | holidays were times he cherished with family trips to Florida; | 13 | | his Christian faith guided his care for and upbringing of his | 14 | | family, instilling in his sons virtues of forgiveness, | 15 | | sacrifice, integrity, and service of others; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Robert Mork is survived by his wife, Lorraine, his | 17 | | sons, David (Kirsten), Brian, and Christopher; and his sisters, | 18 | | Liz (Kevan) Thorwall and Wendy (Russ) Austin; therefore, be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 20 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 21 | | his family and friends, the passing of Robert Mork; and be it | 22 | | further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Robert "Bob" Mork as a symbol of our | 3 | | sincere sympathy.
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