Full Text of HR0229 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of former | 4 | | Illinois Congressman Robert T. "Bobby" Schilling, who passed | 5 | | away on April 6, 2021 surrounded by his wife, Christie, and his | 6 | | 10 children and 14 grandchildren; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Bobby Schilling was born on January 23, 1964, the | 8 | | fourth of five children born to Francis and Patricia (Kilgore) | 9 | | Schilling; he was raised on the west end of Rock Island; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Bobby Schilling graduated from Alleman High | 11 | | School, where he played football and was named homecoming | 12 | | king; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Coming from a poor neighborhood and never | 14 | | attaining a college degree, Bobby Schilling never let hurdles | 15 | | of any size stand in his way; he worked at MacMillan Bloedel | 16 | | Container Corporation of America, where he served as a union | 17 | | steward in the International Paperworkers Union; he become an | 18 | | insurance agent and financial planner for Prudential | 19 | | Insurance, where he ranked 525 out of 10,000 agents and served | 20 | | as the treasurer of his local United Food and Commercial | 21 | | Workers Union; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, In 1996, Bobby Schilling became an entrepreneur | 2 | | and started St. Giuseppe's Heavenly Pizza with his family; 25 | 3 | | years later, the family is preparing to open their fourth | 4 | | location; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, In 2009, Bobby Schilling decided to make a bid | 6 | | for U.S. Congress in Illinois' 17th District, which had been | 7 | | held by Democrats for nearly 30 years; despite the long-shot | 8 | | odds, he was successful in his campaign, defeating incumbent | 9 | | Congressman Phil Hare by more than 10 points; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, As a member of the U.S. Congress, Bobby Schilling | 11 | | was willing to work across the aisle to meet the needs of his | 12 | | district; he prioritized the rebuilding of the I-74 bridge, | 13 | | worked with Democratic colleagues to secure key provisions to | 14 | | help the Rock Island Arsenal in the National Defense | 15 | | Authorization Act, and prioritized veterans by introducing | 16 | | legislation that expanded their health care access by allowing | 17 | | them to get care from any hospital in America and not just from | 18 | | the VA clinics; more than anything, he loved the pre-born; he | 19 | | believed that every life has the potential to change the | 20 | | world, and he supported every piece of pro-life legislation he | 21 | | could; and | 22 | | WHEREAS, Bobby Schilling was deeply committed to his | 23 | | Catholic faith; throughout his battle with cancer, he remained |
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| 1 | | grateful for the life he was given; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Bobby Schilling loved his family and dedicated | 3 | | his life to them; he was not concerned about a successful | 4 | | career as much as he was about providing for his large and | 5 | | growing family; he showed love for his family through his work | 6 | | and sacrifice; he enjoyed addressing challenges and proving | 7 | | his doubters wrong; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Bobby Schilling loved America, a nation where a | 9 | | poor kid from Rock Island could have a successful marriage of | 10 | | 35 years and 10 children, own several restaurants, build two | 11 | | houses, and serve as a member of Congress; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Bobby Schilling was preceded in death by his | 13 | | parents; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Bobby Schilling is survived by his wife, | 15 | | Christie; his children, Terry (Katie), Aaron (Kiki), Levi | 16 | | (Amanda), Joe (Ashley), Isabel (Austin Ryan), Rachel (Kidd | 17 | | Causemaker), Olivia, Sam, Sophia, and Tony; his grandchildren, | 18 | | Grace, Reagan, Bobby, Max, Peter, Gianna, TJ, Daniel, Evelyn, | 19 | | Julia, Hank, Edward, Gus, Ruth, and three on the way; and his | 20 | | siblings, Richard, Michael, Dawn, and William; therefore, be | 21 | | it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 2 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 3 | | we mourn the passing of former Illinois Congressman Robert T. | 4 | | "Bobby" Schilling and extend our sincere condolences to his | 5 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 6 | | further
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 | | presented to the family of Bobby Schilling as an expression of | 9 | | our deepest sympathy.
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