Full Text of SR0539 93rd General Assembly
SR0539 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| learned with regret of the death of Robert Charles Boken, M.D., | 4 |
| on Sunday, May 2, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Boken was born on August 25, 1935, in St. | 6 |
| Paul, Minnesota, to Anne (Ryan) and Robert Boken; he was raised | 7 |
| in Manhattan Beach, California; he graduated from Loyola High | 8 |
| School (Los Angeles, California), Creighton, University, and | 9 |
| Creighton University School of Medicine, where he earned Alpha | 10 |
| Omega Alpha honors; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Boken was married to his wife, Rose Ann, for | 12 |
| 45 years; they highly valued the education of their children; | 13 |
| all 9 children were college graduates, with several obtaining | 14 |
| advanced degrees and 2 following in their father's footsteps as | 15 |
| physicians; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Boken was highly respected professionally and | 17 |
| served as president of the medical staff at St. Vincent Medical | 18 |
| Center in Los Angeles, California, during a career that spanned | 19 |
| 5 decades; he was part of a medical group that was among the | 20 |
| first physicians to manage hemodialysis treatment for patients | 21 |
| with kidney failure; he retired from private practice in 1994; | 22 |
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Robert Charles Boken, M.D., has | 24 |
| been deeply felt by many, especially his wife, Rose Ann; his | 25 |
| children and their spouses, Annette, Paul (Lisa), Daniel (Lori | 26 |
| Anne), John (Susan), Philip (Anna), Kathryn Welsh (Patrick), | 27 |
| Michael (Patricia), Joseph, and Emily; his 16 grandchildren; | 28 |
| his sister, Roberta Fisher (Charles); and their children and | 29 |
| grandchildren; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 2 |
| Dr. Robert Boken, and we extend our deepest sympathy to his | 3 |
| family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 4 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 |
| presented to the family of Dr. Robert Boken as an expression of | 7 |
| our sincere condolences.
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