Full Text of SR0123 99th 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 Dale Lamb of Greenfield, who | 4 | | passed away on December 16, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Robert Lamb was born near St. Joseph, Missouri on | 6 | | February 13, 1929 to Kathryn (nee Chrissinger) and Kenneth O. | 7 | | Lamb; he attended Bluffs High School; he married Netta LaVern | 8 | | Hart on December 15, 1948; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Robert Lamb began working at the age of 15; he | 10 | | worked on a farm, as a welder at Allis Chalmers, and as a truck | 11 | | driver; he and his wife bought a blacksmith shop in Greenfield | 12 | | in 1954 and established the company that would become Bob Lamb | 13 | | Co., Inc.; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Robert Lamb was named an honorary parade marshall | 15 | | for the Greenville Homecoming in 2007; he enjoyed riding | 16 | | motorcycles, trap shooting, hunting, repairing tractors, and | 17 | | participating in Classic Iron, a group of tractor enthusiasts | 18 | | who display farming machinery and raise funds for charitable | 19 | | causes; for many years, he traveled to Texas where he met new | 20 | | friends and enjoyed warm winters; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Robert Lamb was preceded in death by his wife, |
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| 1 | | Netta; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Robert Lamb is survived by his children, Robert | 3 | | J., Ken (Lissa), Eric (Lesta), and Melissa (Tom) Pantier; his | 4 | | grandchildren, Jason (Michelle), Kyle (Kristi), Heather, Jake | 5 | | (Beth), Luke, Jeb, Jed, and Thad (Rachel) Lamb, Kristen (Dan) | 6 | | Bilbruck, Abby (Randy) Schnettgoecke, Lindsay (Larry) Wentzel, | 7 | | and Scott and Leanna Pantier; his 15 great-grandchildren; his 4 | 8 | | step-great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; and his | 9 | | sister, Joy Pitman; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 12 | | Robert Dale Lamb, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 13 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 14 | | further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Robert Lamb as an expression of our | 17 | | deepest sympathy.
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