Full Text of SR0055 99th 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 Joseph "Bob" Stecher of West | 4 | | Peoria, who passed away on January 11, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Robert Stecher was born on November 19, 1951 to | 6 | | Joseph G. and Mary G. (nee Cotter) Stecher; he graduated from | 7 | | Bergan High School in Peoria; he married Carol Ann Bedell on | 8 | | December 2, 1972 at Saint Mark Catholic Church in Peoria; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Robert Stecher joined his father at Stecher's | 10 | | Automotive Service Inc.; when his father retired in 1987, he | 11 | | became the owner, making him the third generation to run the | 12 | | family business; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Robert Stecher joined the West Peoria Fire | 14 | | Department in 1970, becoming an emergency medical technician | 15 | | and working his way up through the ranks; he was a firefighter, | 16 | | engineer, Captain, and Assistant Chief before becoming Chief of | 17 | | the department in 1987; he was the longest serving Chief in the | 18 | | history of the department, before retiring in 2012; that same | 19 | | year, he was granted Chief Emeritus status by the Illinois Fire | 20 | | Chiefs Association; he also began serving as a Trustee for the | 21 | | West Peoria Fire Protection District, a position he held until | 22 | | his passing; he received numerous honors and awards for his |
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| 1 | | service to his community, including the West Peoria's | 2 | | Firefighter of the Year Award, the Emergency Medical Technician | 3 | | of the Year Award, the American Red Cross Heartland Hero Award | 4 | | (2003), and the Hardees Hometown Hero Award presented by | 5 | | Illinois Governor Jim Edgar (1994); and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Robert Stecher was a member and officer of | 7 | | numerous organizations, including the West Peoria | 8 | | Firefighter's Association, the Illinois Firefighter's | 9 | | Association, the Peoria Area Fire Chiefs Association, the | 10 | | Illinois Fire Chiefs Association, the International | 11 | | Association of Fire Chiefs, the Central Illinois Fire | 12 | | Investigators Association, the International Association of | 13 | | Arson Investigators, and the Peoria County Emergency Services | 14 | | and Disaster Agency; he worked with others to help incorporate | 15 | | the City of West Peoria in 1993 and he served on the committee | 16 | | to select the city's first Mayor; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Robert Stecher was a member of St. Ann Catholic | 18 | | Church in Peoria; he grew up in Saint Mark Catholic Church and | 19 | | was a past member of Holy Family Parish; he was passionate | 20 | | about flying and earned his pilot's license in 1970; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Robert Stecher was preceded in death by his | 22 | | parents; his brother, William; and his sister, Patricia Bulfer; | 23 | | and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Robert Stecher is survived by his wife, Carol; his | 2 | | 2 daughters, Melissa (Eric) Siebenthal and Karen Stecher; his | 3 | | son, Robert (Jennifer Nicole) Stecher, Jr.; his 5 | 4 | | grandchildren, Hadley, Luke, Emma, Ryan, and Alex; his | 5 | | siblings, Richard (Christine Karl) Stecher, James (Mary | 6 | | Wikoff) Stecher, Ann (Scott) Peterson, Mark (Kim Denman) | 7 | | Stecher, and Thomas (Connie Peterson) Stecher; his | 8 | | brother-in-law, William Bulfer; and several aunts, uncles, | 9 | | nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and great-nephews; therefore, | 10 | | be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 13 | | Robert Joseph "Bob" Stecher, and extend our sincere condolences | 14 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | 15 | | it further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of Robert Stecher as an expression of | 18 | | our deepest sympathy.
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