Full Text of SR0444 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 Lewis "Bob" Niblack, who passed | 4 | | away on April 28, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Bob Niblack was born in San Francisco, California | 6 | | to Howard and Louise Niblack on February 14, 1928; he grew up | 7 | | in Waukegan, where he graduated high school; he earned a degree | 8 | | in diary technology from the University of Illinois; he served | 9 | | in the United States Army Veterinary Corps; he married Elaine, | 10 | | the mother of his three children, in 1951; she preceded him in | 11 | | death; he later married Joyce; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Bob Niblack began his career at Armour & Company | 13 | | as a food research chemist; during this time, he graduated from | 14 | | John Marshall Law School in Chicago; he then practiced as a | 15 | | patent attorney at Armour and then at Abbott Laboratories; at | 16 | | Abbott, he served as Chief Patent & Trademark Counsel for | 17 | | nearly two decades; he then established the law firm of Niblack & | 18 | | Niblack with his wife, Joyce; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Bob Niblack was president of the | 20 | | Myeloproliferrrative Neoplasm (MPN) Education Foundation, | 21 | | which was founded by Joyce; after her passing, he continued to | 22 | | serve as director; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Bob Niblack enjoyed answering questions, | 2 | | especially about food and pharmaceuticals, and often provided | 3 | | extremely detailed answers; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Bob Niblack is survived by his children, Robert | 5 | | Jr. (Karen Morse), Eileen, and James (Elizabeth Rimsza); his | 6 | | granddaughter, Monica Niblack (Bryce Simmer); and his sister, | 7 | | Ellen Frew; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 9 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 10 | | Robert Lewis "Bob" Niblack and extend our sincere condolences | 11 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | 12 | | it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the family of Bob Niblack as an expression of our | 15 | | deepest sympathy.
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