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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3 learn of the death of Robert J. Stumm of New Orleans,
4 Louisiana, formerly of Bonita Springs, Florida and Aurora,
5 Illinois, who passed away on May 4, 2010; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Robert Stumm was the son of Bernard J. and Jane
7 Stumm; he was raised in Aurora; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Robert Stumm graduated from West Aurora High
9 School in 1941 and attended Dartmouth College; he then joined
10 the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve until his honorable discharge; he
11 graduated from University of Illinois in 1946; and
 
12     WHEREAS, Robert Stumm met Dolores Ruddy when they were both
13 teenagers; the couple married in 1947 and settled in Aurora,
14 where they raised their three sons, David, Hans, and Rob; in
15 1992, the couple left Aurora and moved to Bonita Springs,
16 Florida; in 2005, they moved to Lambeth House in New Orleans
17 just in time for Hurricane Katrina; they were the first
18 evacuees to leave Lambeth House and spent the fall in Chicago
19 with their son, David, at his home; and
 
20     WHEREAS, Robert Stumm made a career selling life insurance
21 to his friends and acquaintances; he also dabbled in politics

 

 

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1 and was Chairman of the Kane County Board of Supervisors during
2 the 1960s; he and his friend, D.V. McWethy, formed McWethy
3 Brothers Insurance, which was sold to Corroon & Black (now
4 Willis) in 1980; shortly afterwards, he retired and began a
5 career as a model, appearing in many advertisements in
6 magazines such as Time, Newsweek, AARP, and Modern Maturity; he
7 also appeared in videos for hospitals and Snapper lawnmowers;
8 and
 
9     WHEREAS, Robert Stumm was a member and President of the
10 Aurora Country Club; he was Director of the Home Savings and
11 Loan in Aurora; he was a life member of the Elks Club, Moose
12 Club, Exchange Club, and Union League Club of Chicago; while in
13 New Orleans, he was the oldest member to ever be initiated into
14 The Recess Club; and
 
15     WHEREAS, Robert Stumm enjoyed many sports and quit them
16 all; he enjoyed basketball, tennis, hunting, fishing,
17 bicycling, and handball for 50 years; his last bowling match
18 ended memorably, with the ball, shoes, and bag being thrown
19 into the Fox River; he took up flying at age 50 and earned a
20 Private Certificate with multi-engine and instrument ratings;
21 he enjoyed many flights with his wife in his Twin Comanche,
22 because none of his friends would fly with him; and
 
23     WHEREAS, Robert Stumm is survived by his wife, Dolores; his

 

 

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1 sister, Eloise Brush; his sons, David (Kathy), Hans
2 (Priscilla), and Rob (Kit); his grandchildren, Jenny Knapp,
3 Brian, David, Jim, and Jack Stumm, Alexandra Pogorelec, Amanda
4 Stumm, and Courtney, Celie, and Sibyl Stumm; and his 16
5 great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
 
6     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL
7 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
8 his family and friends, the passing of Robert J. Stumm; and be
9 it further
 
10     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
11 presented to the family of Robert Stumm as an expression of our
12 sympathy.