Full Text of SR0617 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Frank B. Robinson of Rock Island, who | 4 | | passed away on November 12, 2023; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Frank Robinson was born to William Robert and | 6 | | Aleta Elva Chapman Robinson in Rochester, New York on February | 7 | | 3, 1936; he married Joan Kieso at St. Paul Lutheran Church in | 8 | | Aurora, Illinois on December 26, 1959; he served in the U.S. | 9 | | Army from 1959 to 1961; he earned his undergraduate degree | 10 | | from Aurora College and his master's degree from the | 11 | | University of Illinois; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Frank Robinson worked as a biology teacher in the | 13 | | Rock Island/Milan School District No. 41 for 30 years; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Frank Robinson attended Two Rivers United | 15 | | Methodist Church in Rock Island, where he sang in the choir, | 16 | | played bells, taught Sunday school, and volunteered at the | 17 | | meal site for 20 years; he enjoyed volunteering at the Quad | 18 | | City Botanical Center and Black Hawk State Park, where he led | 19 | | many bird-watching expeditions; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Frank Robinson loved canoeing, bird-watching, | 21 | | wood carving, and traveling abroad, and he and his wife |
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| 1 | | traveled to 12 countries together; he was an avid golfer and | 2 | | gardener and enjoyed spending any free time he had outdoors; | 3 | | he cherished spending time with his granddaughters more than | 4 | | anything; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Frank Robinson lived a life of service to others | 6 | | and was a dear friend to many; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Frank Robinson was preceded in death by his | 8 | | parents; his wife; his daughter, Susan Natalie Robinson; and | 9 | | his siblings, Nola Marie Corbally, Frederick K. Williamson | 10 | | Robinson, and Joseph Robert Robinson; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Frank Robinson is survived by his children, Karin | 12 | | Joan (Dennis) Weigel and Thomas Lee Robinson, and his | 13 | | grandchildren, Sydney Suzanne Weigel, Kaylee Marie Weigel, | 14 | | McKenzie Karin Weigel, and Chelsey Denae Weigel; therefore, be | 15 | | it | 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 18 | | Frank B. Robinson and extend our sincere condolences to his | 19 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 20 | | further | 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | presented to the family of Frank Robinson as an expression of | 2 | | our deepest sympathy. |
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