SR1126 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Robert Chase "Bob" McAllister, formerly of Danvers, who passed away on April 12, 2020; and

WHEREAS, Bob McAllister was born in Galesburg to John Howard and Marie A. Smith McAllister on March 23, 1936; he graduated from Pittsfield High School in 1954; he earned a Bachelor of Arts from Knox College in 1958 and a Master of Arts in 1960; he worked as a research associate at Northwestern University from April 1960 to May 1961, when he was called to serve in the military; he married Beverly Sampson at Greenview Christian Church on June 18, 1961; he served in the U.S. Army from 1961 to 1963; and

WHEREAS, Alongside his brother John A., Bob McAllister co-owned and operated Danvers Lumber Company, which their father purchased in 1956; he and his brother also owned and operated the McAllister Lumber Company in Minier from 1979 to 1995; prior to retirement, he completed his time in the lumber business with the Hundman Lumber Company in Bloomington; and

WHEREAS, Bob McAllister was a member of Minier Christian Church, where he sang in the worship choir and was an adult Sunday school teacher; he was involved in a number of organizations, including the Christian Church Campus Ministry Board at Illinois State University, the Danvers Lions Club, the Danvers Lodge AF & AM 742, the Danvers Advisory Council, the Olympia Advisory Council, and the Minier Association of Commerce; he served as the Danvers Township clerk and as co-chairman of the Danvers Bicentennial Committee; he played trombone in the Danvers Town Band for over 50 years; and

WHEREAS, Bob McAllister truly enjoyed conversation, spending time with his family, and seeing this great country; and

WHEREAS, Bob McAllister was preceded in death by his parents; an infant sister; his brother, John A.; and an infant daughter, Roberta; and

WHEREAS, Bob McAllister is survived by his wife; his children, Phyllis (David) Eversole, Sharon (John) Neeley, and James (Jennifer Deigl) McAllister; his grandchildren, Lauren (Adam) Tomlinson, Amanda (Caleb) Bent, Grace (Jake) Simons, Michael Neeley, Adelle McAllister, and Henry McAllister; his great-grandsons, Nathanael Tomlinson and Caleb Tomlinson; and his sister-in-law, Dalene McAllister; 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 Robert Chase "Bob" McAllister 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 Bob McAllister as an expression of our deepest sympathy.