Full Text of SR0697 99th 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 Dean Albracht of Rock Island, who | 4 | | passed away on February 6, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Robert Albracht was born on September 26, 1943 to | 6 | | Germaine and Leander Albracht; he graduated from Alleman High | 7 | | School in 1961; he served with the United States Army in | 8 | | Vietnam and married Nanette Sheley on August 14, 1971; he | 9 | | graduated with a degree in civil engineering from the | 10 | | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1976; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Robert Albracht worked as a civil engineer for | 12 | | more than 20 years, primarily with the United States Army Corps | 13 | | of Engineers on Arsenal Island; he continued to serve his | 14 | | country in the United States Army Reserve; he made a career | 15 | | change and joined the St. Louis Division of the Drug | 16 | | Enforcement Administration (DEA) as a criminal intelligence | 17 | | officer; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Robert Albracht retired from the DEA after being | 19 | | recalled to active military duty following the attacks on | 20 | | September 11, 2001; as a United States Army Criminal | 21 | | Investigative Division Special Agent, he was sent to the | 22 | | Pentagon crash site, where he performed evidence recovery and |
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| 1 | | forensics duty; thereafter, he was assigned to a protection | 2 | | detail for the Secretary of Defense and the U.S. Army Joint | 3 | | Chiefs of Staff; he then led a Drug Suppression Team at Fort | 4 | | Stewart, Georgia, where he was recognized for his outstanding | 5 | | performance; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Robert Albracht served with the 5th Special Forces | 7 | | Group in Vietnam and wore his green beret with pride; he was a | 8 | | combat-decorated veteran with 22 years of service and was the | 9 | | recipient of 2 Bronze Stars (one for Combat Valor), 2 Army | 10 | | commendations (one for Combat Valor), the Combat Infantryman's | 11 | | Badge, and numerous other awards and decorations; in recent | 12 | | years, he had become active in Vietnam Veterans of America | 13 | | Chapter 299, serving as its secretary; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Robert Albracht spent his time traveling with his | 15 | | wife, working out at the Arsenal, restoring his (still | 16 | | incomplete) 1973 Firebird, guiding his sons in home improvement | 17 | | projects, and tirelessly renovating his home -- a still | 18 | | unfinished project 31 years in the works; he still found time | 19 | | to serve his local community as a Reserve Police Sergeant with | 20 | | the Rock Island Auxiliary Police Force; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Robert Albracht was preceded in death by his | 22 | | parents; his son, Grant Michael; his sister, Mary Beth Hicock; | 23 | | and his brother-in-law, John (Jack) Sheley; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Robert Albracht is survived by his wife of 43 | 2 | | years, Nanette; his daughter and son-in-law, Danielle Albracht | 3 | | and Edward Jack; his sons and daughters-in-law Brandon and | 4 | | Ashley Albracht and Jerad and Elizabeth Albracht; his | 5 | | grandchildren, Molly, Natalie, Kellan, Shay, Erin, and Trent; | 6 | | his sister and brother-in-law, Nancy and Paul Fischer; his | 7 | | brother and sister-in-law, William and Mary Albracht; his | 8 | | brother and sister-in-law, Donald and Beth Albracht; his | 9 | | brother-in-law, Jeff Hicock; his sisters-in-law, Nancy | 10 | | Michalski and Ann Sheley; numerous nieces and nephews; a large, | 11 | | loving, extended family; and friends too numerous to count; | 12 | | therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 15 | | Robert Dean Albracht, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 16 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 17 | | further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the family of Robert Albracht as an expression of | 20 | | our deepest sympathy.
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