SR0137 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Robert "Bob" Schanks of Bolingbrook, who passed away on February 17, 2013; and

WHEREAS, Bob Schanks was one of the "founding fathers" of the Village of Bolingbrook, incorporating in 1965; he was instrumental in launching a village-based police and fire department and would park the first Bolingbrook police car in his garage and go door-to-door selling raffle tickets to buy the city's first fire equipment; he served as a trustee on the village's first elected board before being appointed interim mayor in 1967; he would later be elected mayor in 1969 and retain that position until 1973; and

WHEREAS, Bob Schanks and his family settled in the newly constructed Westbury subdivision in 1961; he worked for ComEd in construction services and joined the Bolingbrook Home Owners Association; and

WHEREAS, Bob Schanks was preceded in death by his sister, Marilyn "Jean" Mitchell; and

WHEREAS, Bob Schanks is survived by his children, Jeffrey (Pamela), Jerome (Donna), Timothy (Kathy), Joel (Miranda), and Daniel (Candy); his former wife, Patricia; his 12 grandchildren; his 3 great-grandchildren; and his brother, Harold (Joan) Schanks; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of former Bolingbrook mayor Bob Schanks, and we 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 Schanks as an expression of our deepest sympathy.