Full Text of HR0501 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Bob | 4 | | Wilson; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Bob Wilson served in the United States Army from | 6 | | 1961 to 1963; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, In 1964, Bob Wilson became his father's first | 8 | | employee at Wilson Rental, which was founded in 1958; he | 9 | | eventually owned the business, expanding it to three
locations; | 10 | | in
the 1990s, he started the special event rental; he also | 11 | | worked for Prairie 1515, a website company; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Bob Wilson served on the Homewood Zoning Board for | 13 | | three years and as a trustee for Homewood for over 15 years; he | 14 | | was chairman of the Chicago Southland Chamber of Commerce in
| 15 | | 2000 and served as a board member for three years prior; he was | 16 | | also chairman of the
chamber's Regional Governmental Affairs | 17 | | Committee and the Ambassador Committee; he was
named "Small | 18 | | Business Person of the Year" by the Chamber in 1992; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Bob Wilson was a longtime member and past
| 20 | | president of the Homewood Rotary Club; he organized, managed, | 21 | | and participated in medical missions
to Cusco, Peru; he |
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| 1 | | orchestrated the delivery of an ambulance to Peru; for over 27 | 2 | | years, he donated his time, tables, and tents for the annual | 3 | | Rotary Health Fair; he donated his equipment to be used to | 4 | | roast corn at Homewood Days; most recently, he was a member of | 5 | | the Near South Rotary, where he maintained their website; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Bob Wilson was a member of the Chicago Cook | 7 | | Workforce Partnership, the Greater South Loop Association, the | 8 | | Chicago Southland Convention & Visitors Bureau, the
Homewood | 9 | | Chamber of Commerce, the
Orland Park Chamber of Commerce, the
| 10 | | Mokena Chamber of Commerce, the
Frankfort Chamber of Commerce, | 11 | | the
New Lenox Chamber of Commerce, the
Downers Grove Chamber of | 12 | | Commerce, the
Naperville Chamber of Commerce, the
Lisle Chamber | 13 | | of Commerce, the
Bolingbrook Chamber of Commerce, the
American | 14 | | Rental Association, the
American Rental Association of | 15 | | Chicagoland, and the
WordPress Meet Ups; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Bob Wilson volunteered for the Field Museum, Lit | 17 | | Fest, and WordCamp; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Bob Wilson was a man of many personal interests, | 19 | | including riding motorcycles and flying; he held a private | 20 | | pilots license with an instrument rating; he enjoyed jazz and | 21 | | was an ardent supporter of Jazz In The Park For Charity, | 22 | | providing tents, chairs, and logistical support; therefore, be | 23 | | it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 2 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 3 | | mourn the passing of Bob Wilson, and extend our sincere | 4 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 5 | | him; and be it further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to the family of Bob Wilson as an expression of our | 8 | | deepest sympathy.
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