Full Text of SR0911 100th 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 "Bob" Reif of Waukegan, who passed | 4 | | away on August 29, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Robert Reif was born on July 5, 1927 and raised in | 6 | | Sheboygan, Wisconsin by Harry and Wilma Reif; he joined the | 7 | | United States Navy on July 2, 1945, just prior to his 17th | 8 | | birthday; he received the Good Conduct Medal, the National | 9 | | Defense Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, and the | 10 | | World War II Victory Medal; he earned his graduate degree from | 11 | | Roosevelt University in Chicago and married Virginia May | 12 | | Mitchell in Sheboygan, Wisconsin on October 29, 1949; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Robert Reif ended his naval career when he retired | 14 | | from the Naval Station Great Lakes after 20 years of service as | 15 | | a chief and corpsman; he worked for Louis's Restaurant, the | 16 | | Stone Container Corporation, and Mac Realty; he was also a | 17 | | partner in ownership of a metal fabricating company; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Robert Reif was an avid bowler, ferocious | 19 | | gardener, and serious fisherman; he spent countless hours in | 20 | | his boat with his son, David, trying to catch that "one" fish; | 21 | | his talents in the kitchen yielded amazing pizza; he was the | 22 | | one that family members went to for advice on finances, real |
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| 1 | | estate, gardening, and numerous other subjects; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Robert Reif was preceded in death by his daughter, | 3 | | Bobbie Fantus; his sister, Barbara Reif; and his brother, John | 4 | | "Hunts" Reif; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Robert Reif is survived by his wife of over 67 | 6 | | years, Virginia "Ginny"; his children, Mitchell Reif; Linda | 7 | | Reif-Melius and her husband, Jim, their daughter, Alison, and | 8 | | their son, Max; David Reif, his wife, Tracy, their son, Jason, | 9 | | his wife, Cierra, and their daughter, Katie; Susan Reif-Eng and | 10 | | her sons, Bryant and Christian; Robert's son-in-law, Jim | 11 | | Fantus, his sons, Michael and his partner, Steven Styrsky, | 12 | | Richard, and Matthew, his wife, Natalie, and son Peter; | 13 | | therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 16 | | Robert "Bob" Reif, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 17 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 18 | | further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to the family of Robert Reif as an expression of our | 21 | | deepest sympathy.
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