SR0535 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SR0535 LRB101 12883 ALS 61718 r

SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Evan Drew Coobs of Champaign, who passed away on June 24, 2019; and

WHEREAS, Evan Coobs was born in Oelwein, Iowa to Edward W. and Doris A. (Rodenberg) Coobs on November 11, 1963; he graduated from Central High School in Elkader, Iowa in 1982; he earned a degree in accounting from the University of Iowa and then graduated from the University of Iowa College of Law in 1989; he married Karen Marie McGann in Peoria on July 4, 1987; and

WHEREAS, Evan Coobs was a practicing attorney for 30 years; he was a shareholder of the Meyer Capel law firm, where he worked as a business and transactional attorney; prior to joining Meyer Capel in 1996, he was in private practice in Minnesota and an in-house attorney in Champaign; and

WHEREAS, Evan Coobs believed in the importance of family and was a devoted husband and father; he was always available and willing to help his family and friends; he looked for the humor in people and situations and had a larger-than-life personality; and

WHEREAS, Evan Coobs is survived by his wife, Karen; his children, Evan Drew (Marie) Coobs II, Abigail Marie (Kale) Brinkoetter, and Katherine Anne (Jacob) Chesnut; his grandchildren, Kayla Jo Coobs and Evan Drew Coobs III; his siblings, Earl Coobs, Donna Strange, Eric Coobs, and Cory Coobs; and many aunts, nieces, nephews, and cousins; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Evan Drew Coobs and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

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