Full Text of SR0048 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 Bobby Dean Henson, who passed away on | 4 | | January 23, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Bobby Henson was born in Johnsonville to Leslie | 6 | | and Myrtle (Wright) Henson on August 19, 1933; he attended | 7 | | Byron High School and the University of Illinois, where he | 8 | | studied business; he married Doris Oehl on June 19, 1953; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Bobby Henson moved to the Streator area in 1966; | 10 | | he worked for Joyce Beverage (7UP) from 1953 to 1994 in various | 11 | | capacities, including truck driver, routes sales, distributor, | 12 | | and district manager; he started in the Rockford area and also | 13 | | managed offices in Streator, Bloomington, and Ottawa through | 14 | | the years; he later worked for the Turner Bus Company, driving | 15 | | a bus for Woodland School from 1995 to 2010; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Bobby Henson was a member of the former Immaculate | 17 | | Conception Church, where he volunteered as an usher for many | 18 | | years; most recently, he belonged to St. Michael the Archangel | 19 | | Church in Streator; he was a member of the Teamsters Union and | 20 | | was a 3rd Degree member of the Msgr. George A. Dzuryo Knights | 21 | | of Columbus Council #790; he also served on the Woodland High | 22 | | School Board of Education for several years; he loved golfing |
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| 1 | | and fishing and enjoyed football and NASCAR; he was a loyal | 2 | | family man who loved spending time with his large family; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Bobby Henson was preceded in death by his wife, | 4 | | Doris; his parents; his son, David Henson; his sisters, Delores | 5 | | Hanesford and Mary Lou Wiltfang; his brother, Ronald Henson; | 6 | | and his daughter-in-law, Judith Henson; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Bobby Henson is survived by his daughters, Deborah | 8 | | (Mike) Cherveny, Linda (Kevin) Wargo, and Carol (Steve) | 9 | | Johnston; his sons, Richard (Sue), Dennis (Janice), Daniel | 10 | | (Sue), Terry (Sue), Larry (Colleen), Tim (Diana), and Mike | 11 | | (Billie Jo) Henson; 29 grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren; | 12 | | and his brother, Roger Henson; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 15 | | Bobby Dean Henson and extend our sincere condolences to his | 16 | | 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 Bobby Henson as an expression of our | 20 | | deepest sympathy.
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