Full Text of SR0988 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 Easton Jr. M.D., who passed away | 4 | | on August 8, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Easton was born in Peoria to Ruth Short and | 6 | | Robert Easton M.D. on November 28, 1946; he graduated from | 7 | | Richwoods High School in Peoria in 1964, cum laude from Harvard | 8 | | University in 1968, and Tulane Medical School in 1975; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Easton practiced medicine in Eureka and later | 10 | | in Peoria; he then worked private duty for his last several | 11 | | years; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Easton volunteered weekly feeding the | 13 | | homeless in Peoria; he also was involved in Peoria Area Voices | 14 | | for Animals and a local vegetarian group; he had a heart of | 15 | | gold and would help anyone he could; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Easton was preceded in death by his parents; | 17 | | his sister, Nancy Easton Blume; his foster sister, Joanie | 18 | | Mason; and his brother, Steven Easton; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Easton is survived by his wife, Nancy Long; | 20 | | his children, Sophie Fowler (John Fowler), Mary Easton, Robert |
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| 1 | | Easton III (Kim Colbeck), and Jonathan Easton; his | 2 | | grandchildren, Christopher and Kaitlyn Fowler and James | 3 | | Easton; and his stepchildren, Christa Graeve, Kim Hartzler, and | 4 | | Amos Long; therefore, be it
| 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 6 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 7 | | Robert Easton Jr. M.D., and extend our sincere condolences to | 8 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 9 | | further
| 10 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 | | presented to the family of Dr. Easton as an expression of our | 12 | | deepest sympathy.
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