Full Text of SR0006 101st 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 John Rolih Ph.D., who passed away | 4 | | on December 20, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Robert Rolih was born to Louis and Antonia | 6 | | (Benegar) Rolih on June 12, 1928; he graduated from St. Joseph | 7 | | Grade School, Joliet Township High School, Joliet Junior | 8 | | College, and the University of Illinois; he earned his Ph.D. in | 9 | | Organic Chemistry from Iowa State University; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Robert Rolih worked at the Monsanto Corporation | 11 | | and Amoco before establishing Rho Chemical Company and ARRO | 12 | | Laboratory; he also acquired MER and General Surfactants | 13 | | throughout his career; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Robert Rolih was a lifetime member of St. Joseph | 15 | | Catholic Church in Joliet, where he proudly served as a | 16 | | Eucharistic Minister and on many counsels; he was also a member | 17 | | of the American Chemical Society, the American Association for | 18 | | the Advancement of Science, and the Joliet Lions Club; he | 19 | | greatly enjoyed following the Solar Eclipse and traveling to | 20 | | Mongolia, Australia, Tahiti, Bolivia, Curacao, Hawaii, Turkey, | 21 | | and Goreville; he was an avid fan of the Chicago Blackhawks and | 22 | | followed them for many years; he enjoyed reading and listening |
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| 1 | | to classical music; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Robert Rolih was preceded in death by his parents; | 3 | | and his siblings, Louis, Tony, John, Joseph, and Frank Rolih, | 4 | | Mary Walker, and, in infancy, Josephine Rolih; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Robert Rolih is survived by his beloved wife of 62 | 6 | | years, Lorraine (Sporar); his children, Catherine Rolih | 7 | | (Richard) Weinberg, Joan Rolih, and Mark (Donna) Rolih; his | 8 | | grandchildren, Jacob and Aaron Weinberg and Anne and Samuel | 9 | | Serdar; and his many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 12 | | Robert John Rolih Ph.D. and extend our sincere condolences to | 13 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 14 | | further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Robert Rolih as an expression of our | 17 | | deepest sympathy.
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