Full Text of HR0045 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representative are saddened to learn of the death of Leslie | 4 | | Clyde Robertson of Creal Springs, who passed away on January | 5 | | 12, 2015; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Clyde Robertson was born outside of Creal Springs | 7 | | on February 3, 1922 to Jesse and Alla (nee Kelly) Robertson; he | 8 | | attended Southern Illinois Normal University; at the age of 19, | 9 | | he began teaching 7th and 8th grades at Creal Springs School, | 10 | | where he also coached basketball; his teaching career was | 11 | | delayed when he was was drafted into the United States Army in | 12 | | November of 1942; he served in Burma, India, and China as a | 13 | | cryptographer with the rank of Staff Sergeant; he was | 14 | | discharged following the end of World War II and married | 15 | | Waneida Davis in June of 1946 in Wasson Baptist Church; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Clyde Robertson returned to Creal Springs | 17 | | following the war and began teaching agricultural night classes | 18 | | to veterans; he then became a rural letter mail carrier in | 19 | | Creal Springs; he served for 36 years and was recognized for | 20 | | driving one million miles on his mail route without an | 21 | | accident; along with his brother, he started the Robinwood | 22 | | development at Lake of Egypt; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Clyde Robertson served 2 terms on the Marion | 2 | | Community Unit School District #2 Board; he served many years | 3 | | on the Creal Springs city board and the park board, and was | 4 | | instrumental in starting the Wonder Water Reunion and parade; | 5 | | in 1996, an annual award was established in his honor named | 6 | | "The Clyde Robertson Community Service Award"; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Clyde Robertson was the first commander of the | 8 | | Veterans of Foreign Wars in Creal Springs; he was a member of | 9 | | Creal Springs United Methodist Church, where he was a Sunday | 10 | | school teacher, superintendent, church board member, choir | 11 | | leader, Bible study teacher, and building fund treasurer; he | 12 | | took part in the church's Christmas plays and was eager to | 13 | | volunteer for any task; he had 61 years of perfect Sunday | 14 | | school attendance; he enjoyed gardening, traveling, hunting, | 15 | | talking with others, and spending time with his grandchildren; | 16 | | and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Clyde Robertson was preceded in death by his wife | 18 | | of 61 years, Waneida; his son, Tom; his daughter, Diana Kay; | 19 | | his brothers, Paul and Bill; and his sisters, Afton Baker, | 20 | | Imogene Hilliard, and Marie Baysinger; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Clyde Robertson is survived by his son, Dan | 22 | | (Terrie) Robertson; his 3 grandchildren, Demita, Brent, and | 23 | | Heather Robertson; his 2 brothers, Jim Robertson and Earl |
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| 1 | | Robertson; and his daughter-in-law, Kathy Hearn; therefore, be | 2 | | it
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 4 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 5 | | mourn the passing of Leslie Clyde Robertson, and extend our | 6 | | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew | 7 | | and loved him; and be it further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to the family of Clyde Robertson as an expression of | 10 | | our deepest sympathy.
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