Full Text of SR0812 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 W. "Bob" Lopez of Geneseo, who | 4 | | passed away on December 10, 2023; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Bob Lopez was born to Aureliano and Antonia | 6 | | (Navarro) Lopez in Moline on October 30, 1939; he graduated | 7 | | from Rock Island Alleman High School in 1958, where he played | 8 | | football; he played baseball for the semi-pro team Blue Socks | 9 | | in the 1950s; he earned his plumbing and pipefitter degree | 10 | | from Black Hawk College; he married Alice Calsyn at St. | 11 | | Malachy Catholic Church in Geneseo on April 29, 1961; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Bob Lopez began working for John Deere in 1957, | 13 | | retiring in 1994 after 37 years of service; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Bob Lopez was a member of Hayden's Hikers and St. | 15 | | Malachy Catholic Church; he volunteered through Kiwanis and at | 16 | | Hammond Henry Hospital, Christian Care, and the Freedom House, | 17 | | which helps women affected by domestic abuse; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Bob Lopez loved traveling, visiting all 50 | 19 | | states, Canada, Mexico, and 36 other foreign countries, with | 20 | | his favorite travel destinations including Estes Park in | 21 | | Colorado, the Inside Passage of Alaska, the fjords of Norway, |
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| 1 | | and Hawaii; he enjoyed walking, hiking, sitting on his John | 2 | | Deere riding mower, working on his yard, and tending to | 3 | | flowers; he was an avid football fan who supported the Chicago | 4 | | Bears, the Iowa Hawkeyes, and the Geneseo Green Machine; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Bob Lopez was preceded in death by his parents; | 6 | | his wife; his sister, Rose Lopez; and his brothers, Vincent | 7 | | Lopez and Andrew Lopez; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Bob Lopez is survived by his children, Pam (Ryan) | 9 | | Tone and Robert "Moe" Lopez Jr.; his brothers, Arthur Lopez | 10 | | and Michael (Gail) Lopez; his grandchildren, Tim Rockstroh, | 11 | | Melissa (Chris) Henderson, Kristina (Chris) Lopez-Kukula, | 12 | | Madeline (Zach) Krueger, Elizabeth Lopez, and Benjamin Lopez; | 13 | | his great-grandchildren, Aaliyah Ball, Kiersten Henderson, | 14 | | Kiera Henderson, and Urijah Tone-Henderson; and his special | 15 | | friend, Margie Martin; therefore, be it | 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 18 | | Robert W. "Bob" Lopez and extend our sincere condolences to | 19 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 20 | | further | 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 22 | | presented to the family of Bob Lopez as an expression of our |
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| 1 | | deepest sympathy. |
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