Full Text of SR0817 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 M. Evans of Carlinville, who | 4 | | passed away on May 21, 2012; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, He was born on February 13, 1928 to Morgan and | 6 | | Lula (Understahl) Evans in Fillmore; he married Maxine M. | 7 | | Toberman on November 11, 1951 in Hillsboro; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, He graduated from Fillmore High School with the | 9 | | class of 1945; he enjoyed playing basketball and baseball in | 10 | | high school and later coached his son's summer baseball teams; | 11 | | and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, He started his career with GTE as a lineman and | 13 | | retired in 1984 as a field engineer; he later worked at the | 14 | | Carlinville Public Library with his wife; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in | 16 | | Carlinville; after retiring he traveled around the country and | 17 | | spent time with his grandchildren; he also was known as one of | 18 | | the best mushroom hunters in the area; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his wife, Maxine; his | 20 | | father and mother, Morgan and Lula Evans; his brothers, |
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| 1 | | Kenneth, Arthur, Paul, and Morgan Evans; and his sisters, Ruth | 2 | | Kirkman and Annie Mutka; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Robert Evans is survived by his daughter, Sue Elk | 4 | | (husband, Jack); his sons, Ken Evans and Dave Evans (wife, | 5 | | Susan); his grandchildren, Hannah, Joe, Reid, and Sophie Evans; | 6 | | his brother, James "Tip" Evans; and several nieces and nephews; | 7 | | therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 9 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 10 | | his family and friends, the passing of Robert Evans; and be it | 11 | | further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 | | presented to the family of Robert Evans as a symbol of our | 14 | | sincere sympathy.
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