Full Text of SR1297 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Robert Joseph "Bob" Pedelty, who | 4 | | passed away on November 9, 2022; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Bob Pedelty was born in Streator to Robert and | 6 | | Lucile Pedelty on January 22, 1933 at the end of the Great | 7 | | Depression; after the passing of his parents, he and his | 8 | | siblings lived with their paternal grandfather, Robert | 9 | | Pedelty, and his father's sisters, Josephine Loughridge and | 10 | | Doris Zelenak, and with their maternal grandparents, Thomas | 11 | | and Johanna Langan; he graduated from St. Mary's Grade School | 12 | | and Streator High School, where he found his love of cars, | 13 | | which gave him his great mechanical ability; he married | 14 | | Marilyn Baker on September 11, 1955; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Bob Pedelty worked at Palko's Gas Station but | 16 | | began assisting his in-laws, LaVerne and Nathella Baker, | 17 | | farming their land in Ransom; eventually, he found himself | 18 | | farming full time and had purchased more of his own land; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Bob Pedelty served the community of Ransom in | 20 | | many different roles, including as a board member for the | 21 | | Ransom Grade School Board of Education from 1965 until 1979; | 22 | | he served as a volunteer fireman on the Allen Township Fire |
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| 1 | | Department for many years and on the board of the Allen and | 2 | | Otter Creek Insurance Company; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, For several years, Bob Pedelty would rise early | 4 | | and open Jerry's Tap in Ransom for all of his neighbors to have | 5 | | a cup of coffee before they started their days; he was also a | 6 | | member of the Ransom United Methodist Church and the Streator | 7 | | Elk's Club for almost 50 years; he and Marilyn found a winter | 8 | | home in Naples, Florida, where they built many long-lasting | 9 | | friendships over the 20 years they wintered there; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Bob Pedelty was preceded in death by his parents; | 11 | | his sister, Joann (Pedelty) Ferron; and his brother, John | 12 | | "Jack" Pedelty; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Bob Pedelty is survived by his daughters, Sharon | 14 | | (Spencer) McDonald, Barbara (Kevin) Conner, and Judy (Brad) | 15 | | Verdun; his grandchildren, Tonya Stillwell (Ryan Dilley), | 16 | | Travis (Kelly) McDonald, Brendan Conner (Shanon Wilkinson), | 17 | | Amber (Eric) Metelka, Ryan Verdun (Megan Murray), and Kirsten | 18 | | Verdun (Laura Trout); his great-grandchildren, Treyton | 19 | | Stillwell, Myah Stillwell, Spencer McDonald, Charlotte | 20 | | McDonald, Abram Metelka, and Lucille Metelka; his | 21 | | sister-in-law, Maryann Pedelty; and many nieces and nephews; | 22 | | therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 3 | | Robert Joseph "Bob" Pedelty and extend our sincere condolences | 4 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | 5 | | it further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to the family of Bob Pedelty as an expression of our | 8 | | deepest sympathy.
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