Full Text of HR1283 98th General Assembly
HR1283 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
| | HR1283 | | LRB098 22747 GRL 61692 r |
|
| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Robert P. | 4 | | "Bob" Neal, who passed away on September 3, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Robert Neal was born on May 18, 1939 in North | 6 | | Chicago and was a life-long resident of Wadsworth; his parents | 7 | | were Leo and Frances (nee Clarke) Neal; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Robert Neal served in active duty in the United | 9 | | States Navy from 1957 until 1961 and retired from the Naval | 10 | | Reserves in 1999; he later continued his service to his country | 11 | | by serving as President of the Lake County Council of the Navy | 12 | | League; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Robert Neal started Able Electronics in his | 14 | | basement and operated the business in Waukegan for over 25 | 15 | | years; he was a member of the Lake County Board from 1982 to | 16 | | 1994; he served as Chairman of the Lake County Republican | 17 | | Central Committee for 8 years; he was also appointed director | 18 | | of the Illinois State Tollway Authority by Governors James | 19 | | Thompson and Jim Edgar and served for 10 years and worked for | 20 | | the Illinois Department of Natural Resources and Wetlands | 21 | | Research, Inc.; as president of Wetlands Research, he led the | 22 | | development of the Wetlands demonstration in Wadsworth and |
| | | HR1283 | - 2 - | LRB098 22747 GRL 61692 r |
|
| 1 | | Gurnee and was honored with the naming of Neal Marsh in his | 2 | | honor; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Robert Neal's life-long commitment to his | 4 | | community started at a young age with the Boy Scouts, becoming | 5 | | the first Eagle Scout in St. Patrick's Troop 75; he served as | 6 | | President and State Vice-President of the Waukegan Jaycees, | 7 | | founded the Gurnee Jaycees, and was a member of the ZB Moose | 8 | | Club, the Knights of Columbus, Waukegan Masonic Lodge 78, and | 9 | | the Lake County Shrine Club; he was a charter member of the | 10 | | Little Fort Lions Club and a charter member and President of | 11 | | the Wadsworth Lions Club, where he received the Melvin Jones | 12 | | Award in 1996; he served as a Newport Township Volunteer | 13 | | Fireman, Board Member and President of the Newport Township | 14 | | Civic Association, and as Chairman and President of the United | 15 | | Way of Lake County Campaign; he was a founding member of the | 16 | | Coalition for Healthy Communities, President of the Waukegan | 17 | | Exchange Club, and President of the Newport Historical Society; | 18 | | he served as a trustee for the Village of Wadsworth, as Newport | 19 | | Township Supervisor, and as a Republican Precinct | 20 | | Committeeman; he was also a member of St. Patrick's Parish; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Robert Neal was an avid Chicago White Sox and | 22 | | Chicago Bears fan; he also enjoyed playing golf, especially | 23 | | with his friends in Sun City, Arizona and on the Pickwick Golf | 24 | | League at Willow Glen Golf Course; and
|
| | | HR1283 | - 3 - | LRB098 22747 GRL 61692 r |
|
| 1 | | WHEREAS, Robert Neal was preceded in death by a daughter, | 2 | | Michelle Patrice "Miki"; his parents; and a brother, Clarke | 3 | | Neal; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Robert Neal is survived by his loving wife of 53 | 5 | | years, Pat (nee Geissler); devoted children, Lori Neal, Cheri | 6 | | Neal, Cathy (Rodney) Karlstrand, Rob Neal, Jr., and United | 7 | | States Navy Lt. Joe Neal; adoring grandchildren, Billy Ditzig, | 8 | | Britney Ditzig, Michelle Swanson, Riley Karlstrand, Melissa | 9 | | Neal, and Rachel Depuydt; siblings, Bill Neal, Betty (Bill) | 10 | | Hoffmeier, Jim (Janet) Neal, Dorothy Desmond (Kevin Scott), and | 11 | | Rick (Deb) Neal; sister-in-law, Martha Neal; and many loving | 12 | | nieces, nephews, and extended family members; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 14 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 15 | | we, along with his family and friends, mourn the passing of | 16 | | Robert P. "Bob" Neal; and be it further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of Robert Neal as an expression of our | 19 | | sympathy.
|
|