Full Text of SR0541 98th 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" Shelton Wilkins of Peoria, | 4 | | who passed away on August 29, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Robert Wilkins was born on January 18, 1930, in | 6 | | Owensboro, Kentucky, to Dewey E. and Sara (nee Cullen) Wilkins; | 7 | | he graduated from Peoria High School, where he was senior class | 8 | | president, and from Colorado College with a degree in Economics | 9 | | and Banking; while in college, he was a member and Treasurer of | 10 | | the Sigma Chi Fraternity and was the Captain and driving force | 11 | | behind the formation of the Colorado College Swim Team; he | 12 | | served his country in the United States Army from 1952 to 1954 | 13 | | as an intelligence specialist in Baltimore, Maryland and | 14 | | Stuttgart, Germany; he married Marlyn Sitton on June 7, 1958, | 15 | | in Peoria; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Robert Wilkins received his realtors license in | 17 | | 1958 and worked as a real estate broker and developer for | 18 | | nearly 60 years; he was President and owner of Traders Realty | 19 | | and was instrumental in the development of over 40 subdivisions | 20 | | and thousands of residental home sites; he earned the | 21 | | designation of Certified Property Manager and Graduate of Real | 22 | | Estate Institute; he received the Distinguished Member Award | 23 | | for Community Service, the Industry Achievement Award, and was |
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| 1 | | the only 2-time recipient of the Realtor of the Year Award, all | 2 | | given by the Peoria Area Association of Realtors; he was also | 3 | | honored as the Illinois Association of Realtors Distinguished | 4 | | Member for Service to the Community and Real Estate Industry; | 5 | | his other business endeavors included Inventory Technology, | 6 | | Incorporated and Pioneer Park One, Incorporated; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Robert Wilkins was involved in numerous real | 8 | | estate industry organizations; he was President, | 9 | | Vice-President, Secretary, and Director of the Peoria Area | 10 | | Association of Realtors, President of the Peoria Area Land | 11 | | Developers Association, President of the Central Illinois | 12 | | Chapter of the Institute of Real Estate Management, and | 13 | | Chairman of the Illinois Association of Realtors Local | 14 | | Government Committee; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Robert Wilkins had a passion for the Peoria area | 16 | | and gave back to his community in significant ways; he served | 17 | | as the Director of Jefferson Trust and Savings, as Director and | 18 | | Vice-President of Economic Development for the Peoria Area | 19 | | Chamber of Commerce, as member and Chairman of the City of | 20 | | Peoria Planning Commission, as Director of the Peoria Junior | 21 | | Chamber of Commerce, on the Urban League of Peoria Board of | 22 | | Directors, on the Peoria City Beautiful Board of Directors, on | 23 | | the Better Business Bureau Board of Directors, and as a charter | 24 | | member of Peoria Rotary North; he was a member of the State of |
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| 1 | | Illinois On-Site Waste Water Management Advisory Board, a | 2 | | Proctor Hospital Board Executive Committee member, a First | 3 | | Baptist Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees, and | 4 | | Vice-President of the Mount Hawley Country Club Board of | 5 | | Governors; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Robert Wilkins believed the Boy Scouts were an | 7 | | extremely important part of his life; he served as Scoutmaster, | 8 | | W.D. Boyce Council President, Executive Committee member, | 9 | | Chairman of Sustaining Membership Enrollment, and Chairman of | 10 | | the Honor Guard; he was an Eagle Scout and a Silver Beaver | 11 | | Award recipient; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Robert Wilkins had a great love of the outdoors | 13 | | and spent countless hours on his beloved tractors or tinkering | 14 | | at his work bench; he enjoyed racing sailboats, playing golf, | 15 | | taking annual fishing trips to Canada, and taking his family on | 16 | | camping and skiing trips; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Robert Wilkins was preceded in death by his | 18 | | parents and by his wife of 50 years, Marlyn; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Robert Wilkins is survived by his brother, Jack | 20 | | (Dawn) Wilkins; his daughters, Nanette (Paul) Weers, Jamie | 21 | | (Rick) Yemm, Sara (Mike) O'Brien, and Wendy (Jeff) Kolbus; his | 22 | | grandchildren, Rich and Sara Yemm, Bobby, Megan, and Kelly |
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| 1 | | O'Brien, and Michael and Nick Kolbus; and many friends; | 2 | | therefore, be it
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 4 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 5 | | Robert "Bob" Shelton Wilkins, and extend our sincere | 6 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 7 | | him; and be it further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to the family of Robert Wilkins as an expression of | 10 | | our deepest sympathy.
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