SR0135 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Dr. Robert J. "Bob" Heaston of Naperville and Vienna, Virginia, who passed away on February 20, 2009; and

WHEREAS, He was born March 3, 1931 in Kansas City, Kansas; he received his B.S. and M.S. in chemical engineering from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, and a PhD in chemical engineering from Ohio State University in Columbus; and

WHEREAS, He attended the National War College in Washington D.C.; he was a longtime civil servant in the Department of Defense, and served for eight years as the Director of GACIAC at the Illinois Institute of Technology Research Institute in Chicago; and

WHEREAS, He was a faithful member of Christ Church of Oak Brook and the Natural Philosophy Alliance (NPA); he loved to write and enjoyed the intellectual pursuits of theoretical physics, theology, psychology, and philosophy; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Heaston is survived by his true love, Joan (Barnhisel) Heaston, whom he married December 29, 1956; he was the loving father of John (Fran) Heaston, Barbara (Dan) Van Der Werken, and Beth (Scott) Kanady; the loving "Papa" of Brittany, Bobby, Tori, Ben, Alee, Lauren, Bekah, Sarah, Rachel, and Lizzy; the son of the late Buzz and Mildred Heaston; the dear brother of Jean (Marvin) Andrews, Jim (the late Devonna) Heaston, Bill (Jane) Heaston, Chuck (Lynn) Heaston, Buzz (Ann) Heaston, and the late Jane (the late Roger) Walker; and the fond uncle of many; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Dr. Robert "Bob" Heaston; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Dr. Robert Heaston as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.