Full Text of SR1044 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 Robert Allen Magnuson, who passed away | 4 | | on January 15, 2023 at the age of 55; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Robert Magnuson was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma and | 6 | | had an early love for history, law, and the connections | 7 | | between nations, interests that would guide his academic life | 8 | | and career; he was the oldest of five children and was often | 9 | | fearless, even going so far as to jump off the roof of his | 10 | | garage; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Robert Magnuson cared deeply for his family, | 12 | | ensuring that even as oil crashed in his home state, his mother | 13 | | and younger siblings had enough food on the table to support | 14 | | themselves; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Robert Magnuson had a knack for athletics, | 16 | | playing soccer, baseball, basketball, and football, among | 17 | | other sports; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Robert Magnuson's athletic prowess earned him a | 19 | | variety of opportunities to go to college on a football | 20 | | scholarship, including West Point; ultimately, he chose to | 21 | | attend Knox College in Galesburg, where he met his wife, |
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| 1 | | Jacqueline, in their shared international relations class; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Robert Magnuson served as president of the | 3 | | student senate, played football, and joined the army via the | 4 | | ROTC program during his time at college; after graduation, he | 5 | | became an infantry officer and continued his education, | 6 | | attending law school; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Robert Magnuson and Jacqueline got married in her | 8 | | hometown of Chicago not long after they both graduated from | 9 | | law school; afterward, he received a military posting at Fort | 10 | | Benning, Georgia as a member of the JAG Corps and as an officer | 11 | | in the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, completing 28 jumps; | 12 | | and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Robert Magnuson and Jacqueline had their first | 14 | | child, their daughter Morgan, a year into their time at Fort | 15 | | Benning; 18 months later, they celebrated the birth of their | 16 | | first son, Christian; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Robert Magnuson and his family's lives were full | 18 | | of moves; Jacqueline provided much stability for them during | 19 | | this time, first as a stay-at-home mother and later as an at | 20 | | home-educator, ensuring that there was a degree of constancy | 21 | | to their nomadic lives; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Robert Magnuson was deployed to Iraq for 11 | 2 | | months in 2004; during this time, he helped implement the use | 3 | | of JLENS (Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated | 4 | | Netted Sensor System), which helped save countless lives; in | 5 | | Iraq, he tirelessly held the U.S. government in compliance | 6 | | with environmental regulations, never compromising his ethics; | 7 | | and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Robert Magnuson returned from Iraq with various | 9 | | health problems, but he never let them keep him from his family | 10 | | and work; he returned to serving his country by joining the | 11 | | reserve and holding various legal positions in the Army and | 12 | | Department of Defense; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Robert Magnuson and Jacqueline moved to Germany, | 14 | | where they welcomed their final child, their son Ian, just | 15 | | weeks after moving; in Germany, his presence was frequently | 16 | | requested at conferences as a subject matter expert; his | 17 | | presentations on various international environmental | 18 | | regulations are still being used today across NATO and the EU; | 19 | | and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Robert Magnuson's dedication to his family and | 21 | | their dreams was relentless; even as his health continued to | 22 | | bring new challenges, he watched Morgan graduate from William | 23 | | and Mary with a degree in history, Christian become a software |
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| 1 | | engineer at Apple, and Ian dive into the rich world of | 2 | | mathematics, science, and sports cars; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Robert Magnuson embodied compassion, | 4 | | self-sacrifice, and loyalty; to his family and friends, he was | 5 | | a source of light and wisdom, which stemmed from his lifelong | 6 | | faith and deep knowledge born from experience; with an | 7 | | unconditional love for all he met, his memory will be | 8 | | treasured deeply by those whose lives he touched; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, At the time of his passing, Robert Magnuson was | 10 | | survived by his beloved Jacqueline; his three children, | 11 | | Morgan, Christian, and Ian; his mother Patricia; and his four | 12 | | siblings, Britt, Brian, Leif, and Mark; therefore, be it | 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 15 | | Robert Allen Magnuson and extend our sincere condolences to | 16 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 17 | | further | 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the family of Robert Magnuson as an expression of | 20 | | our deepest sympathy. |
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