Full Text of SR0607 100th 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" Wesley MacGruder of Grand | 4 | | Junction, Colorado, who passed away on March 11, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Robert MacGruder was born in Indianapolis, | 6 | | Indiana to Robert D. and Hester (Wooden) MacGruder on June 5, | 7 | | 1932; his family moved to Colorado in 1939; he attended the | 8 | | University of Wyoming and enlisted in the United States Navy, | 9 | | serving aboard the U.S.S. Stembel during the Korean War; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Before retiring, Robert MacGruder resided in | 11 | | Waukegan; from 1959 to 1973, he was president of the Chamber of | 12 | | Commerce in Waukegan, Belvidere, and Laverne, Minnesota; he was | 13 | | Executive Vice President of the Lake County Contractors | 14 | | Association from 1973 to 1996; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, During his career, Robert MacGruder received | 16 | | numerous awards such as the Exchange Club's Golden Deeds in | 17 | | 1976; he was active in local and state affairs with the United | 18 | | Way, the Port Authority, the Planning Commission, the Lake | 19 | | County Economic Development Commission, and the Waukegan Civil | 20 | | Service Commission; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Robert MacGruder was preceded in death by his |
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| 1 | | wives, JoAnn (Wheatley), Lea (Passwaters), and Marilyn | 2 | | (Leonard); his parents; his stepfather, Roy Brown; his son, | 3 | | Robert W. MacGruder Jr.; his son-in-law, David Nystrom; and | 4 | | numerous close friends; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Robert MacGruder is survived by his daughter, | 6 | | Valorie Nystrom; his sons, Greg Ramsey and Jeff (Trina) Ramsey; | 7 | | his sisters, Marilyn Barnewall and Dede Hunter; eight | 8 | | grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; his special friends, | 9 | | Duane Wheatley, Wayne Brimer, Tony Vigil, and Harold (Rita) | 10 | | Schafer; and numerous other family members and friends; | 11 | | therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 14 | | Robert "Bob" Wesley MacGruder, and extend our sincere | 15 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 16 | | him; and be it further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of Robert MacGruder as an expression of | 19 | | our deepest sympathy.
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