Full Text of SR1009 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 B. Lawrence of Moline, who passed | 4 | | away on September 4, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Robert Lawrence was born in West Frankfort to | 6 | | David and Genevieve Horrell Lawrence on January 16, 1925; he | 7 | | served in the 71st Infantry with the United States Army as a | 8 | | staff sergeant during World War II and fought in the Battle of | 9 | | the Bulge; he married Betty Henderson in Chicago on June 19, | 10 | | 1949 and graduated from Iowa Wesleyan College in 1950; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Robert Lawrence retired from Ditech Inc. in 1979, | 12 | | where he served as an owner/operator; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Robert Lawrence was a member of Riverside United | 14 | | Methodist Church in Moline for over 60 years and a member of | 15 | | United Methodist Men; he was active in his earlier years, | 16 | | coaching Biddy Basketball, Dad's Club Baseball, and Babe Ruth | 17 | | Baseball; he and Betty enjoyed their time with family and | 18 | | friends, loved watching their children and grandchildren in | 19 | | sporting events, and loved playing bridge and spending time at | 20 | | their cottage on Walloon Lake, Michigan; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Robert Lawrence was preceded in death by his wife |
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| 1 | | of 68 years, Betty; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Robert Lawrence is survived by his sons, Terry | 3 | | (Lauren), Ted (Vicki), and Tom (Donna); his grandchildren, Bryn | 4 | | (Courtney), Evan (Kellene), Victoria (Greg), Nathan, Jacob, | 5 | | Lucas, David, Jamie (Aaron), and Jenna; and his | 6 | | great-grandchildren, Elijah and Sophia; therefore, be it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 8 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 9 | | Robert B. Lawrence, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 10 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 11 | | further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 | | presented to the family of Robert Lawrence as an expression of | 14 | | our deepest sympathy.
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