SR0362 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois learned with sadness of the death of Bob Marshall of Marion on July 9, 2005; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Marshall was born in Oakland, California, on May 8, 1952, to Charles Robert and Jean Porter Marshall; he married Necie Cooper on July 23, 1980, in New Madrid, Missouri; and

WHEREAS, He was a graduate of East Prairie High School in East Prairie, Missouri, and the University of Missouri-Columbia, where he was a member of Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity; he was an agriculture seed salesman; and

WHEREAS, He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church of Marion and was a coach for the Marion Youth Baseball Association; and

WHEREAS, The passing of Bob Marshall is felt by all who knew and loved him, especially his wife, Necie; his sons, Jonathan and Kyle Marshall; his daughter, Shonna Slaughter; his parents; his brother, Steve Marshall; his sister and brother-in-law, Debbie and Steve Glenn; his half-brother, Jack Jewell; his brothers-in-law and their spouses, Jim and Helen Cooper, William C. (Buddy) and Toni Cooper, and Andy and Abbie Cooper; and his sister-in-law and her husband, Rita and Marty Jackson; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Bob Marshall and extend our sincerest condolences to his family, friends, and community; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to his family as an expression of our deepest sympathy.