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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Robert
4"Bob" Covey of Crystal Lake, who passed away on March 5, 2013;
5and
 
6    WHEREAS, Bob Covey was born on January 21, 1921, in
7Oshkosh, Wisconsin; his parents were Bessie and David Covey; he
8married Mary Elizabeth Karlen on June 3, 1943, in Madison,
9Wisconsin; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Bob Covey was a proud member of the United States
11Navy, where he served in the Pacific during World War II; he
12attained the rank of lieutenant and served aboard the USS
13President Adams; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Bob Covey was a member of the McHenry County Bar
15Association; he was a partner in the law firm of Covey,
16McKinney, and Powers and a partner in the law firm of Covey and
17Covey; he was also president and chairman of the Board of First
18Federal Savings and Loan of Crystal Lake, vice president of
19First Federal of Chicago, and vice president of Citibank; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Bob Covey served as the president of the Crystal
21Lake Chamber of Commerce in 1951 and was a chamber member for

 

 

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163 years; and
 
2    WHEREAS, The Crystal Lake Chamber's Business of the Year
3Award was established in 2003 in Bob Covey's name; and
 
4    WHEREAS, In 1993, Bob Covey received the Citizen of the
5Year Award; in 2009, he received the Crystal Lake Chamber's
6Carl E. Wehde Award; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Bob Covey was the founding director and president
8of the Crystal Lake United Way and director and president of
9the McHenry County United Way; he was also the founding
10director and president of Crime Stoppers in 1983; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Bob Covey served on the McHenry County Board from
121985 to 1994 and served as co-chairman of the Crystal Lake All
13America City Campaign; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Bob Covey was a 63-year member of the Crystal Lake
15Lion's Club, where he served as president from 1964 to 1965; he
16was the recipient of the Melvin Jones Fellow Award, the
17Distinguished Service Award, and the Member of the Year Award
18for 2003-2004; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Bob Covey served as the Board of Education
20President for School District 47 in Crystal Lake from 1951 to

 

 

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11961 and was the Northern Division Committee Chairman of Junior
2Achievement of Chicago from 1980 to 1981; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Bob Covey was a member of the Crystal Lake
4Jaycees, where he was a recipient of the Distinguished Service
5Award; he was a member of the Nunda Masonic Lodge; he was a
632nd Degree Mason and the recipient of the Shriners 50-Year
7Member Award; he was also a member of Napkin Ring for 40 years;
8and
 
9    WHEREAS, Bob Covey was honored as the Grand Marshal of the
10Crystal Lake Gala Fourth of July Parade in 2009; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Bob Covey was a 50-year ticket holder for his
12beloved University of Wisconsin Badgers; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Bob Covey was a member of First Congregational
14Church of Crystal Lake, where he served as chairman of the
15Board of Directors, chairman of the Governing Board, and taught
16Sunday School; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Bob Covey was preceded in death by his beloved
18wife of 61 years, Mary Elizabeth Covey; his parents, David and
19Bessie Covey; and his brother, Paul Covey; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Bob Covey is survived by his children, Karlen

 

 

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1Covey, Kathleen M. Euler, Carol A. Beard, and Christopher G.
2Covey; his grandchildren, Kelly Breihan, Heather Sorensen,
3Donald Donner, Regan Bruski, John Euler, Michael Euler, Celeste
4Sollenberger, Dwight Beard and Clayton Beard; and his 21
5great-grandchildren; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Bob Covey was a true gentleman who loved his
7family, his community, his church, his friends, traveling, and
8playing bridge; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Bob Covey was a community leader and
10philanthropist who left a priceless legacy for the people of
11Crystal Lake and McHenry County; therefore, be it
 
12    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
13NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
14we mourn the passing of Bob Covey and extend our sincere
15condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved
16him; and be it further
 
17    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
18presented to the family of Bob Covey as an expression of our
19deepest sympathy and most sincere appreciation of his community
20spirit.