Full Text of SR0748 98th 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 "Bob" Popovich, who passed away on | 4 | | November 18, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Robert Popovich was born on November 21, 1931 in | 6 | | East Chicago, Indiana; he graduated from Ball State University | 7 | | in 1954 with a degree in Business Education and Business | 8 | | Administration; he was Vice-President of the Senior Class and a | 9 | | founding member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity and played | 10 | | varsity baseball and tennis; he later earned a master's degree | 11 | | from the University of Chicago and served in the United States | 12 | | Army from 1954 to 1956; he married Elizabeth C. | 13 | | McArthey-Nantell in 1955; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Robert Popovich began his teaching career at | 15 | | Thornwood Fractional High School in Calumet City; he was a | 16 | | guidance counselor at Homewood-Flossmoor High School in | 17 | | Flossmoor and a guidance director at Warren Central High School | 18 | | in Indianapolis, Indiana; he was the founding President of both | 19 | | the Illinois and Indiana School Counselors' Association and | 20 | | officiated both high school and college basketball games; he | 21 | | was an adjunct instructor at Indiana University and taught | 22 | | psychology at McHenry County College from 1968 until his | 23 | | retirement in 1992; he was recognized as a "teacher of the |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Robert Popovich also worked as a real estate | 3 | | broker in McHenry, earning multiple top awards over the years; | 4 | | and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Robert Popovich spent much of his retirement | 6 | | advocating for better services for those with brain injuries; | 7 | | he helped establish the McHenry County Brain Injury Task Force, | 8 | | served as a resource on various advisory committees at the | 9 | | Rehab Institute of Chicago, and served as a Vice-President of | 10 | | the Illinois Brian Injury Association; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Robert Popovich is survived by his wife, | 12 | | Elizabeth; his children, Marcia (Tom) Munn, David (Haleema), | 13 | | Jeffery, Thomas, Nancy E. Popovich, and Scott (Jerly); his | 14 | | grandchildren, David, Sarah, Rachel, Jack, Julia, Jillian, | 15 | | Keirsten, and Joshua; his sister, former Indiana State Senator | 16 | | Rose Ann Antich; his nephew, March Antich; and thousands of | 17 | | former students; therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 19 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 20 | | Robert "Bob" Popovich, and extend our sincere condolences to | 21 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 22 | | further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Robert Popovich as an expression of | 3 | | our deepest sympathy.
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