Full Text of SR0495 98th 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 E. Manning, Jr. of Peoria, who | 4 | | passed away on July 22, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Robert Manning, Jr. was born on November 16, 1931, | 6 | | in Peoria; his parents were Robert E. and Catherine Irene | 7 | | (Gorman) Manning; he married Lois M. Wilson in Oshawa, Ontario, | 8 | | Canada on April 25, 1953; after the passing of his first wife, | 9 | | he married Rosemary Donnelly Crowley on March 24, 2001; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Robert Manning, Jr. graduated from the Spalding | 11 | | Institute in 1949, where he captained the football, basketball, | 12 | | and baseball teams during his senior year and was selected as | 13 | | an all-city quarterback in 1948; he attended the University of | 14 | | Notre Dame and graduated from Bradley University in 1953, | 15 | | lettering in varsity baseball at both schools; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Robert Manning, Jr. continued his baseball career | 17 | | beyond high school and college; he played collegiate summer | 18 | | leagues in Madison, Wisconsin, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, | 19 | | and Oshawa, Ontario, Canada; he played professional baseball | 20 | | from 1953 to 1954 for the Cleveland Indians and the New York | 21 | | Giants organizations in Peoria (Peoria Chiefs), Tampa, | 22 | | Florida, and Olean, New York; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Robert Manning, Jr. graduated from the University | 2 | | of Notre Dame Law School in 1960 and practiced law in Peoria | 3 | | from 1960 to 1977; he served as assistant State's Attorney in | 4 | | Peoria County from 1960 to 1967 before being appointed State's | 5 | | Attorney from 1967 to 1968; he was selected as an associate | 6 | | circuit judge in the 10th Circuit and a circuit judge in 1980; | 7 | | he retired in 1997; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Robert Manning, Jr. was a member of many civic and | 9 | | professional associations, including the Peoria County Bar | 10 | | Association, the Illinois State Bar Association, the American | 11 | | Judicature Society, the Illinois Judges Association, the | 12 | | Spalding and Peoria Notre Dame High School Booster Clubs, the | 13 | | University of Notre Dame National Monogram Club, the Notre Dame | 14 | | Club of Peoria, the Bradley University Letterman and Chiefs | 15 | | Club, the Landmark Racquet and Health Club, the Knights of | 16 | | Columbus-Spalding Council, and the Benevolent and Protective | 17 | | Order of Elks Lodge #20; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Robert Manning, Jr. was a member of St. Bernard | 19 | | Catholic Church, where he served on the finance committee; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Robert Manning, Jr. was preceded in death by his | 21 | | first wife, Lois; his brother, Paul; and his sister, Sharon | 22 | | O'Shaughnessy; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Robert Manning, Jr. is survived by his wife, | 2 | | Rosemary; his children, Michael Manning, Lauren (Tom) Donlan, | 3 | | Linda Manning, Angela (Dan) Aeschliman, Robert (Kristen) | 4 | | Manning, James Manning, and Paul (Katie) Manning; his 18 | 5 | | grandchildren; his 8 great-grandchildren; his numerous | 6 | | cousins, nieces, and nephews; his step-children, Karen (Bob) | 7 | | Metzinger, Debi (John) Redington, James (Gail) Crowley, | 8 | | William III (Laura) Crowley, and John (Chris) Crowley; his 13 | 9 | | step-grandchildren; and his 2 great-stepgrandchildren; | 10 | | therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 13 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Robert E. Manning, | 14 | | Jr.; and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Robert Manning, Jr. as an expression | 17 | | of our sympathy.
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