Full Text of SR0313 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 William Carlson, who passed | 4 | | away on June 16, 2022 at the age of 89; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Robert Carlson was born on September 26, 1932 in | 6 | | Chicago, the eldest child of Dorothy and William Carlson; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Robert Carlson was a member of the Boy Scouts of | 8 | | America, earning his Eagle Scout Badge; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Robert Carlson graduated from Chicago Christian | 10 | | High School and Carleton College and served as a U.S. naval | 11 | | aviator, stationed in Iwakuni, Japan, as a lieutenant; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Robert Carlson, upon his return, began his | 13 | | business career in management consulting and became the chief | 14 | | financial officer at Bronson and Bratton, a manufacturing | 15 | | company in Burr Ridge; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Robert Carlson and his wife Barbara (Koch) were | 17 | | married in 1961 and lived in Oak Park and River Forest for the | 18 | | next 60 years; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Robert Carlson was an active member of Grace |
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| 1 | | Lutheran Church in River Forest, where he served in numerous | 2 | | lay leadership positions; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Robert Carlson was on the board of the SAFER | 4 | | Foundation and was actively involved in Bible studies and | 5 | | tutoring with inmates at Cook County Jail; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Robert Carlson was a lifelong runner and enjoyed | 7 | | playing ice hockey, baseball, and tennis well into his later | 8 | | years; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Robert Carlson always cheered for the Chicago | 10 | | Cubs and Blackhawks; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Robert Carlson was introduced to the Japanese | 12 | | language and culture during his time in the Navy, and they | 13 | | remained an essential part of his life as did the many Japanese | 14 | | friends he met throughout his lifetime; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Robert Carlson and his wife loved to entertain | 16 | | and opened their home to visitors from abroad, hosting their | 17 | | stay for months to travel or study; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Robert Carlson loved the simple things in life, | 19 | | including his famous relish and cookie smashes; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Robert Carlson was preceded in death by his son, | 2 | | Brad, who died in infancy; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, At the time of his passing, Robert Carlson was | 4 | | survived by his wife, Barbara; his sons, Bob Jr., Bill, and | 5 | | Brian; his grandchildren, Ryan, Bradley, Will, and Nick (Bob | 6 | | Jr. and Gayle), Micah and Anaka (Bill and Konni), and Kiernan | 7 | | and Charlie (Brain and Sarah); his sisters, Louise C. | 8 | | Sinclaire and Jane Carlson; and his brother, Genichi Nagao; | 9 | | therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 12 | | Robert Carlson and extend our sincere condolences to his | 13 | | 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 Carlson as an expression of | 17 | | our deepest sympathy.
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