Full Text of SR0073 97th 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 St. Peters of Alton, who passed | 4 | | away on February 8, 2011; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Robert was born on September 20, 1923, at St. | 6 | | Joseph Hospital in Alton, exactly one year to the day after his | 7 | | brother, Leonard O. St. Peters, was born; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, He was the son of Helen V. (Boercker) St. Peters | 9 | | and Leonard A. St. Peters; he attended SS Peter and Paul School | 10 | | and Marquette High School; after graduation, he enlisted in the | 11 | | United States Navy where he was assigned to the USS Franklin in | 12 | | Norfolk, Virginia; he eventually authored two books about the | 13 | | USS Franklin; after World War II, he attended St. Francis | 14 | | Seminary in Loretto, Pennsylvania, for one year and worked at | 15 | | General Electric in Philadelphia; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, He met and later married Helen Loretta Lowrey on | 17 | | June 12, 1948, in Philadelphia; the family moved back to Alton, | 18 | | where he worked at McDonnell Douglas for about 25 years; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, He had a long history of service to historical | 20 | | preservation in Alton; he was one of the founders of the Alton | 21 | | Area Landmarks Association and was its president for about 30 |
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| 1 | | years; he worked tirelessly to save the Alton riverfront and | 2 | | the site of the Lincoln-Douglas debate; he was recognized with | 3 | | the Studs Terkel Humanities Service Award and a day was | 4 | | dedicated by the City of Alton as the Robert E. St. Peters Day | 5 | | for his community efforts; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, He was president of the Legion of Mary for many | 7 | | years at Cathedral, his parish; because of his interest in | 8 | | music, he learned to play the Hawaiian guitar as a teenager; | 9 | | later in life he became involved in music at Lewis and Clark | 10 | | Community College, participating in concerts and programs for | 11 | | local nursing homes; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, As a survivor on the USS Franklin, he attended | 13 | | yearly USS Franklin reunions and his dedication to his | 14 | | crewmates and his ship never wavered; he served for many years | 15 | | as the president of the USS Franklin Museum Association; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his wife, Helen; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Robert St. Peters is survived by his current wife, | 18 | | Jeeranan "Nan"; his son, Robert B.; and his daughters, Helen | 19 | | Rehn, Joan Beccard, and Janice St. Peters; he will be greatly | 20 | | missed by his eight grandchildren and four | 21 | | great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 3 | | his family and friends, the passing of Robert St. Peters; and | 4 | | be it further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 | | presented to the family of Robert St. Peters as a symbol of our | 7 | | sincere sympathy.
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