Full Text of HR0664 96th General Assembly
HR0664 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Robert L. | 4 |
| "Bob" Keller of Marion, who passed away on September 13, 2009; | 5 |
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| WHEREAS, Robert L. "Bob" Keller was born on April 23, 1928, | 7 |
| in Marion, to Allie and Jennie America (Lyerla) Keller; he | 8 |
| married his sweetheart, Colleen Moore, on October 25, 1947; | 9 |
| together they shared almost 62 years of marriage; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a retired sheet metal worker of Local 268 | 11 |
| and owned and operated Keller Heating and Cooling; he began his | 12 |
| career working in a Southern Illinois coal mine with his | 13 |
| father-in-law, Charles Moore; he was a member of Marion Third | 14 |
| Baptist Church, where he was a servant of his Lord Jesus | 15 |
| Christ; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a member of Ainad Shrine Center of East St. | 17 |
| Louis and a 32nd degree mason of the Scottish rite; he served | 18 |
| as past president of Lincoln Landers Motor Home Association and | 19 |
| was a charter member of Family Motor Coach Association; his | 20 |
| greatest joy in life was spending time with his family, | 21 |
| traveling the country with his wife and friends, and driving | 22 |
| the school bus for the Marion sports teams; he spent many fun |
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| days at his cabin on Benton Lake, and boating and relaxing with | 2 |
| friends and family; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents; his eight | 4 |
| brothers and sisters, Delmar Keller, Elizabeth Cooksey, | 5 |
| Janieve Queen, Virgil Keller, Mitchell Keller, and three infant | 6 |
| sisters; and
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| WHEREAS, Robert Keller is survived by his wife, Colleen; | 8 |
| his sons and daughters-in-law, Dr. Jack and Sue Keller and | 9 |
| Jerry and Jamie Keller; his daughter and son-in-law, Tammie and | 10 |
| Logan Anderson; his grandchildren, Mindy and Billy Campbell, | 11 |
| Adam Keller, Collette Anderson, and Ethan Anderson; his | 12 |
| great-grandson, Israel David Campbell; and his sister and | 13 |
| brother-in-law, Wanda and Frank Sniderwin; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 15 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 16 |
| mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Robert | 17 |
| Keller; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 |
| presented to the family of Robert L. "Bob" Keller as a symbol | 20 |
| of our sincere sympathy.
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