Full Text of SR0547 95th General Assembly
SR0547 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of
Robert M. "Bob" Treece of West Frankfort, | 4 |
| who passed away on January 30, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, Robert Treece was born on July 8, 1924; his | 6 |
| parents were Rolla M. and Ola B. (Garrison) Treece; he married | 7 |
| his high school and college sweetheart, LaDonne Weaver, on | 8 |
| February 25, 1950; and
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| WHEREAS, Robert Treece graduated from West Frankfort High | 10 |
| School in 1942; he attended college at Southern Illinois | 11 |
| University in Carbondale, graduating with a bachelor's degree | 12 |
| in zoology; he was a member of the Chi Delta Chi fraternity; | 13 |
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| WHEREAS, Robert Treece went into business with his father | 15 |
| at Treece Lumber, where he worked until his retirement; upon | 16 |
| taking over the business, Robert changed the name to Treece | 17 |
| Supply and later to Treece Decorating; the original family | 18 |
| business was established in 1913 and remained open until the | 19 |
| summer of 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Robert Treece was an active member in his | 21 |
| community; he had served as president of the West Frankfort |
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| Jaycees and was an active member of the West Frankfort | 2 |
| Community Council; and
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| WHEREAS, Robert Treece was saved and baptized at the First | 4 |
| Baptist Church; and
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| WHEREAS, Robert Treece had a passion for music and loved to | 6 |
| play the flute; he was a member of the Southern Illinois | 7 |
| Concert Band; he also loved family gatherings, his friends, and | 8 |
| fishing; and | 9 |
| WHEREAS, Robert Treece was preceded in death by his | 10 |
| parents; his daughter, Donna Lynn Treece Speer; his sister, | 11 |
| Lenorrah (Pat) Brin; and his brother, Rolla Jr.; and
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| WHEREAS, Robert Treece will be missed by his wife of 57 | 13 |
| years, LaDonne; his children, Marsha Hogan and Richard Treece; | 14 |
| his son-in-law, Allen Speer; his grandchildren, Chris and Matt | 15 |
| Hogan, Laura Duckworth, and Robby and David Speer; his | 16 |
| sisters-in-law, Geraldine and Robert Kelley, Joann Williams, | 17 |
| and Marilyn Paulk; and his many nieces and nephews; and | 18 |
| WHEREAS, Robert Treece will be remembered by all who knew | 19 |
| and loved him as a kind and loving husband, father, | 20 |
| brother-in-law, uncle, and friend whose good sense of humor | 21 |
| brought joy into the lives of everyone he knew; therefore, be |
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 3 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 4 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Robert M. "Bob" Treece; | 5 |
| and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 |
| presented to the family of Robert M. "Bob" Treece as an | 8 |
| expression of our sympathy.
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