Full Text of SR1241 98th General Assembly
SR1241 98TH 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 T. Fleming of Normal, who passed | 4 | | away on May 16, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Robert Fleming was born in Normal on June 19, 1923 | 6 | | to Birney and Carrie (nee Brown) Fleming; he attended Illinois | 7 | | Wesleyan University (IWU) where he was class president, | 8 | | University "W" Club president, University Council president, | 9 | | Sigma Chi Fraternity president, and varsity baseball captain | 10 | | for 2 years; he earned his Juris Doctor from Northwestern | 11 | | University in 1949 and married Myra "Mikey" King on November 1, | 12 | | 1952 at Second Presbyterian Church in Bloomington; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Robert Fleming returned to Bloomington-Normal and | 14 | | carried on the 3rd generation of practicing law; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Robert Fleming was an active member of the | 16 | | community, both professionally and personally, holding | 17 | | presidential roles with the IWU Alumni Association, the Board | 18 | | of Trustees for Second Presbyterian Church, the Bloomington | 19 | | Country Club, the McLean County Bar Association, the Commerce | 20 | | Bank Board of Directors, and many other organizations, clubs, | 21 | | and affiliations; he also served as legal counsel to McLean | 22 | | County Unit District No. 5 for more than 40 years; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Robert Fleming was preceded in death by his wife, | 2 | | Myra; his parents; and a brother, John Fleming; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Robert Fleming is survived by 2 daughters, | 4 | | Elizabeth "Libby" (Mark) McIntyre and Nancy (Stephen) Snyder; 2 | 5 | | sons, Robert T. (Cathy) Fleming Jr. and Steven K. (Jodi) | 6 | | Fleming; 12 grandchildren; one great-grandson; and a sister, | 7 | | Joan (Vic) Winter; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 9 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 10 | | Robert T. Fleming, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 11 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 12 | | further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the family of Robert Fleming as an expression of | 15 | | our deepest sympathy.
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