Full Text of SR0007 101st 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 Bobby Gene Doan of Arthur, who passed | 4 | | away on January 6, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Bobby Doan was born in El Paso, Texas to Robert | 6 | | and Florence Green Doan on July 5, 1945; he graduated from the | 7 | | University of Illinois with a Master of Science in Education | 8 | | and married Arlone Albert in Oakley on February 13, 1993; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Bobby Doan was involved in education for 35 years; | 10 | | he taught, coached, or served as athletic director at schools | 11 | | in Noble, Arthur, Pontiac, Sullivan, and Tolono; he served in | 12 | | the administration at Bethany, Bement, and Villa Grove; he was | 13 | | a member of the Illinois Principals Association and the | 14 | | Illinois High School Association, where he served on the | 15 | | Legislative Commission from 1993 to 2001; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, After retiring, Bobby Doan drove a milk truck; he | 17 | | was involved with the Arthur Area Economic Development | 18 | | Corporation and the East Central Illinois Economic Development | 19 | | Corporation; he also served as the Bourbon Township Tax | 20 | | Assessor and owned Second Chance Wood; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Bobby Doan was a member of the Arthur United |
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| 1 | | Methodist Church, where he was active in the Methodist Men's | 2 | | group and served as the church treasurer and on the fundraising | 3 | | expansion committee; he was past president of the Illini | 4 | | Quarterback Club and a former Rotarian; he was a founding | 5 | | member of the Illinois Amish Heritage Center Board; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Bobby Doan is survived by his wife, Arlone; his | 7 | | sons, Paul (Kara) and Mark (Sharon) Doan; his grandchildren, | 8 | | Haley Doan, Josephine Hayes, Madeline Doan, and Jacob Doan; his | 9 | | stepdaughters, Nichole Minard and Sarah Gibbons; his | 10 | | stepgrandchildren, Savannah Gibbons, Quintin Gibbons, Emma | 11 | | Minard, Colin Gibbons, and Kyler Lawrence Gibbons; his sister, | 12 | | Karen Sue (Robert) Phillips; and his brothers, Lonnie (Roberta) | 13 | | and Rick (Marilee) Doan; therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 16 | | Bobby Gene Doan and extend our sincere condolences to his | 17 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 18 | | further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to the family of Bobby Doan as an expression of our | 21 | | deepest sympathy.
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