Full Text of HR0835 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Robert "Bob" Redfern on | 4 | | the occasion of his 100th birthday on July 16, 2024; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Bob Redfern was born to Mac and Hazel Redfern in | 6 | | Burlington, Iowa on July 16, 1924; he and his family relocated | 7 | | to Galesburg, Illinois after his father began working for the | 8 | | Chicago, Burlington and Quincy (CB&Q) Railroad; he attended | 9 | | school in Galesburg, graduating in 1942; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Bob Redfern handled mail and baggage for the CB&Q | 11 | | Railroad at the Galesburg Depot until he joined the U.S. Army | 12 | | Air Corps on April 9, 1943, where his duties included working | 13 | | with the base engineers through completing survey work and | 14 | | building and maintaining airstrips and other base construction | 15 | | projects in Burtonwood, England; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, After recovering from a serious injury incurred | 17 | | in the line of duty, Bob Redfern was honorably discharged at | 18 | | Lowry Air Force Base in Colorado on January 24, 1946, although | 19 | | he later served in the U.S. Air Force Reserve from January 1949 | 20 | | through October 1952; for his service, he earned the rank of | 21 | | private first class and was awarded the American Theater EAME | 22 | | Ribbon and the World War II Victory Ribbon; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Bob Redfern joined the Standard Oil Company in | 2 | | 1946, where he worked until October 1955; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Bob Redfern married Audrey Burch on November 29, | 4 | | 1947, and together they had two children, Lindsey and Steve, | 5 | | four grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Bob Redfern began working for the Galesburg Fire | 7 | | Department in November 1955, serving at Central Station for | 8 | | seven years before spending the remainder of his career at the | 9 | | Brooks Street Station, retiring in July 1979; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Bob Redfern also provided his military experience | 11 | | in surveying to Galesburg-based engineering firm Bruner, | 12 | | Cooper & Zuck Inc. in various capacities for over 40 years; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, After retirement, Bob Redfern and his wife | 14 | | enjoyed traveling, especially to Royal Air Force (RAF) | 15 | | Burtonwood Airbase reunions celebrated abroad in England and | 16 | | Germany and domestically at various air bases in the United | 17 | | States; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Bob Redfern is a skilled carpenter who loves | 19 | | helping friends with building projects; he is also an | 20 | | excellent woodworker who has put his exceptional skills on |
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| 1 | | display through completing many cabinet and fine wood | 2 | | furniture projects; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Bob Redfern is an avid fan of the St. Louis | 4 | | Cardinals and the Chicago Bears; therefore, be it | 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 6 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 7 | | we congratulate Robert "Bob" Redfern on the occasion of his | 8 | | 100th birthday, and we thank him for his military service to | 9 | | the United States; and be it further | 10 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 | | delivered to Bob Redfern as a symbol of our esteem and respect. |
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