Full Text of SR0288 97th General Assembly
SR0288 97TH 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 J. Neuneker of La Grange, who | 4 | | recently passed away; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Robert Neuneker served in the Army Engineer Corps | 6 | | during World War II; he graduated from Western Illinois | 7 | | University and married Lorna Campbell from Stronghurst in 1950; | 8 | | they attended Ball State University, earning their master's | 9 | | degrees in education in 1955; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Robert Neuneker's work as a vocational teacher and | 11 | | counselor allowed him to emphasize the importance of choosing a | 12 | | career at a very early stage in life and led him to initiate | 13 | | Career Day, an annual event in which many business, industry, | 14 | | and community leaders from the Chicago area spoke to students | 15 | | at Lyons Township High School about career choices; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Robert Neuneker's 50-year residency in La Grange | 17 | | was highlighted by community service; he was a member and took | 18 | | leadership roles in the Kiwanis Club, Park District, Little | 19 | | League, YMCA, and Board of Fire and Police Commissioners of the | 20 | | Village of La Grange; he also served on the Lyons Township | 21 | | Mental Health Commission; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Robert Neuneker was a member of the Hinsdale | 2 | | Unitarian Church; he was also a recipient of the Humanitarian | 3 | | Service Award from the local NAACP chapter; he worked | 4 | | energetically on issues such as civil rights, fair housing, and | 5 | | equal opportunity in employment for many years; his | 6 | | recreational interests included gardening, tent camping in all | 7 | | the lower 48 states, and foreign travel to 40 different | 8 | | countries; he loved the Chicago Cubs, Bears, and Bulls and any | 9 | | sport or activity in which his children or grandchildren were | 10 | | involved; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Robert Neuneker is survived by his wife, Lorna; | 12 | | his daughter, Rona N. James, and her spouse, Larry W. James, | 13 | | M.D.; his sons, Devin and Brant Neuneker, along with Brant's | 14 | | spouse, Alisa; his grandchildren, Myles, Rachel, Zach, and Emma | 15 | | Neuneker; and his siblings, Rose Ritter, Ruth Smith, and Max | 16 | | Neuneker; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 18 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 19 | | his family and friends, the passing of Robert J. Neuneker; and | 20 | | be it further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 22 | | presented to the family of Robert J. Neuneker as a symbol of | 23 | | our sincere sympathy.
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