Full Text of SR1546 101st 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 G. "Bob" Dugal of Oak Park, who | 4 | | passed away on April 9, 2020 at the age of 58; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Robert Dugal was born in Evergreen Park to William | 6 | | J. Dugal Jr. and Jacqueline "Jackie" Barclay Brady Dugal on | 7 | | June 1, 1961; he attended Holmes Elementary School; he | 8 | | graduated from Oak Park and River Forest High School in 1979, | 9 | | where he was a member of the wrestling team; he earned his | 10 | | bachelor's degree in business management from Purdue | 11 | | University in West Lafayette, Indiana in 1984; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Robert Dugal was a lifelong and proud resident of | 13 | | Oak Park; he became a life member of the Democratic Party of | 14 | | Oak Park, served on Senator Philip Rock's election committee, | 15 | | assisted as a state legislative aide, conducted the ADA | 16 | | compliance survey of Oak Park's elementary schools, and coached | 17 | | girls softball and soccer; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Robert Dugal became a champion for disabled rights | 19 | | and was seen as a one-man apostle for the Americans with | 20 | | Disabilities Act; he suffered from Friederich's Ataxia, a | 21 | | progressively debilitating disease that attacks the muscles | 22 | | and nerves, and was confined to a wheelchair in adulthood; he |
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| 1 | | pioneered the curb cut programs back in the early 1990s, which | 2 | | resulted in Oak Park transforming intersections to accommodate | 3 | | the wheelchair-bound; he worked to educate the public and was | 4 | | always available to share his expertise; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Robert Dugal was involved in a number of | 6 | | organizations, including the Oak Park Cultural Tourism | 7 | | Committee, the Friederich's Ataxia Foundation, and the | 8 | | Progress Center of Independent Living as a founding member; he | 9 | | also founded and was a lifelong member of the Oak Park | 10 | | Committee on the Disabled; he had also co-chaired Oak Park's A | 11 | | Day in Our Village festival; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Robert Dugal was known for his good heart, caring | 13 | | attitude, good humor, and independent nature; he enjoyed | 14 | | planting flowers with his mom and helping his dad with home | 15 | | repairs; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Robert Dugal was preceded in death by his parents | 17 | | and his brother, Fr. Bill Dugal; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Robert Dugal is survived by his siblings, Jack | 19 | | (Karen) Dugal, James (Nancy and the late Cheryl) Dugal M.D., | 20 | | Mary Ellen Dugal Dwyer, Kathleen (Robyn Guest) Dugal, and | 21 | | Patricia (Timothy) Klein; his nephews and nieces, Brian M.D., | 22 | | Michael, Jennifer N.P., Kevin Dugal, William IV (Rebecca) Dugal |
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| 1 | | M.D., James II (Rebecca) Dugal, Patrick (Melissa Cahill) Dwyer, | 2 | | Timothy Dwyer, Kimberly Klein (Jack) Garavaglia, and Katylin | 3 | | Klein R.N.; his grandnephew, Tyler Dwyer; his true brother, | 4 | | Kelsie Hudson; his caretaker, Kathleen Kephart; and his many | 5 | | cousins, aunts, and uncles; therefore, be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 7 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 8 | | Robert G. "Bob" Dugal and extend our sincere condolences to his | 9 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 10 | | further
| 11 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 | | presented to the family of Robert Dugal as an expression of our | 13 | | deepest sympathy.
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