Full Text of SR1898 100th 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 "Bob" James Wescott Tirk of | 4 | | Woodstock, who passed away on July 3, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Bob Tirk was born in Boston, Massachusetts to | 6 | | James and Marguerite (Greb) Wescott on May 29, 1943; after his | 7 | | father's death, while serving in the Coast Guard during World | 8 | | War II, his mother married Richard "Dick" E. Tirk, and at age | 9 | | four, Bob was adopted by Dick; he grew up in New York and | 10 | | graduated from Briarcliff High School; he was one of many | 11 | | family members to attend Lawrence University, where he majored | 12 | | in music education; he married fellow music student Ann Uber in | 13 | | Hartford, Wisconsin on June 19, 1965; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Bob Tirk taught in McHenry County, where he served | 15 | | as a music educator in Huntley, Woodstock, and Marengo for 29 | 16 | | years; he and his wife lived on farms in Woodstock and raised | 17 | | pigs, chickens, and got into the hay baling business; in | 18 | | Marengo, he took his band students on many adventures, | 19 | | including trips to California, Florida, and Churchill, | 20 | | Manitoba; after retirement, he continued to teach part time and | 21 | | worked for the Marengo Park District, where he created the | 22 | | "Summer with the Arts" program and helped to build the town | 23 | | pool; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Bob Tirk enjoyed many hobbies, including ham | 2 | | radio, model railroading, family history, National Park stamp | 3 | | collecting, bee keeping, and serving as a den mother for his | 4 | | son's Cub Scout Pack; he loved any opportunity to gather with | 5 | | family and friends; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Bob Tirk is survived by his wife, Ann; his | 7 | | daughter, Liz (Brian) Yanoff; his son, Richard (Suzanne) Tirk; | 8 | | his brother, Kirby (Veronica) Tirk; and his grandchildren, | 9 | | Eliana and Jacob Yanoff and Simon and Malia Tirk; therefore, be | 10 | | it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 13 | | Robert "Bob" James Wescott Tirk and extend our sincere | 14 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 15 | | him; and be it further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of Bob Tirk as an expression of our | 18 | | deepest sympathy.
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