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1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
3 | | learn of the death of Robert "Bob" Cheffer of East Moline, who |
4 | | passed away on April 24, 2018; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Bob Cheffer was born in Kankakee to Elmer and |
6 | | Lillian (Daugherty) Cheffer on July 30, 1930; he served in the |
7 | | United States Army during the Korean War from 1951 until 1953; |
8 | | he graduated from Bradley University; he married Arlene Shaw at |
9 | | Elmwood Methodist Church on June 27, 1953; and
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10 | | WHEREAS, Bob Cheffer began his career at Alexander Lumber |
11 | | and Joliet Federal Savings and Loan; he then moved to the Quad |
12 | | Cities in 1983; he was President of Rock Island Federal Savings |
13 | | and Loan and later Vice President at Metrobank in East Moline; |
14 | | he was a real estate appraiser early in his banking career and |
15 | | also during his retirement, when he had his own appraisal |
16 | | company; and
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17 | | WHEREAS, Bob Cheffer served with the Society of Real Estate |
18 | | Appraisers, where he held the designations of SRA and RM within |
19 | | the appraisal community; and
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20 | | WHEREAS, Bob Cheffer served the City of East Moline as |
21 | | alderman of the Sixth Ward from 2011 until 2018 and on the East |
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1 | | Moline Planning Commission for 25 years; he was a longtime |
2 | | member of Christ United Methodist Church in East Moline, where |
3 | | he served on the financial board; he helped at the food pantry, |
4 | | was past president of the Rock Island Rotary, and was a member |
5 | | of the East Moline Rotary; he served the Quad Cities Lions Club |
6 | | and was a Mason; and
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7 | | WHEREAS, Bob Cheffer was preceded in death by his parents |
8 | | and his siblings, John, Mildred, Fred, and Bea; and
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9 | | WHEREAS, Bob Cheffer is survived by his wife, Arlene; his |
10 | | children, Roger Cheffer, Todd (Beth) Cheffer, and Cynthia |
11 | | Quillin; his grandchildren, Patrick (LeAnn) Quillin, Bobby |
12 | | (Taelor) Cheffer, Joel Cheffer, Keaton Cheffer, and Tori |
13 | | Cheffer; his great-grandchildren, Adeline Cheffer, Charleigh |
14 | | Quillin, and Harper Quillin; and his twin brother, William |
15 | | (Irma) Cheffer; therefore, be it
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16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL |
17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
18 | | Robert "Bob" Cheffer and extend our sincere condolences to his |
19 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
20 | | further
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21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
22 | | presented to the family of Bob Cheffer as an expression of our |