Full Text of SR1662 098th 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 P. "Bob" Neal, who passed away on | 4 | | September 3, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Robert Neal was born on May 18, 1939 in North | 6 | | Chicago; his parents were Leo and Frances (nee Clarke) Neal; he | 7 | | was a life long resident of Wadsworth; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Robert Neal served in United States Navy active | 9 | | duty from 1957 until 1961 and retired from the Naval Reserves | 10 | | in 1999; he continued his service to his country by serving | 11 | | with the Lake County Council of the Navy League, where he | 12 | | served as President; 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 Toll Highway 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 located in Wadsworth |
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| 1 | | and Gurnee and was honored with the naming of Neal Marsh; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Robert Neal's life long commitment to his | 3 | | community started at a young age with the Boy Scouts, becoming | 4 | | the first Eagle Scout in St. Patrick's Troop 75; over the | 5 | | years, he served as President and State Vice-President of the | 6 | | Waukegan Jaycees, founded the Gurnee Jaycees, and was a member | 7 | | of the ZB Moose Club, the Knights of Columbus, Waukegan Masonic | 8 | | Lodge 78, and the Lake County Shrine Club; he was a charter | 9 | | member of the Little Fort Lions Club and a charter member and | 10 | | President of the Wadsworth Lions Club, where he received the | 11 | | Melvin Jones Award in 1996; he served as a Newport Township | 12 | | Volunteer Fireman, Board Member and President of the Newport | 13 | | Township Civic Association, and as Chairman and President of | 14 | | the United Way of Lake County Campaign; he was a founding | 15 | | member of the Coalition for Healthy Communities, President of | 16 | | the Waukegan Exchange Club, and President of the Newport | 17 | | Historical Society; he served as a trustee for the Village of | 18 | | Wadsworth, as Newport Township Supervisor, and as a Republican | 19 | | Precinct Committeeman; he was also a member of St. Patrick's | 20 | | 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
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| 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 SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 15 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Robert P. "Bob" Neal; | 16 | | 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.
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