Full Text of SR2080 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Robert L. "Bob" Ries of Rock Island, who | 4 | | passed away on October 1, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Bob Ries was born in Sterling to Louis A. and | 6 | | Esther M. Kiesel Ries on October 22, 1933; he graduated from | 7 | | Rock Island High School and earned a bachelor's degree in | 8 | | engineering from Bradley University; he was a veteran of the | 9 | | United States Army; he married Mary Lou Stribley in Paris, | 10 | | Illinois on March 6, 1955; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Bob Ries worked as a service manager for AT&T for | 12 | | over 30 years; after his retirement, he worked at KONE for over | 13 | | ten years; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Bob Ries was active with the Corn Belt Running | 15 | | Club in Davenport; he served as a committee chair for the | 16 | | Junior-Bix and Quad Cities Marathon for 20 years; he had a | 17 | | passion for volunteering at Niabi Zoo, where he served as an | 18 | | animal handler, educator, and interpreter; he enjoyed | 19 | | woodworking, gardening, and spending time with his family, | 20 | | especially his grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Bob Ries was preceded in death by his parents and |
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| 1 | | his brother, James A. Ries; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Bob Ries is survived by his wife, Mary Lou; his | 3 | | children, Jim (Deb) Ries, Johnna (Tom) Anderson, and Sue | 4 | | (Chris) Propst; his grandchildren, Amanda (Pat) Mitton, | 5 | | Kirsten (Austin Flyger) Propst, Jake (Sarah) Anderson, Michael | 6 | | (Jessica) Ries, and Christopher (Violet) Propst; and his | 7 | | great-grandchildren, Ries and Mason Mitton, Jamison and Colton | 8 | | Ries, Savannah Anderson, and Norah Flyger; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 11 | | Robert L. "Bob" Ries and extend our sincere condolences to his | 12 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 13 | | further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Bob Ries as an expression of our | 16 | | deepest sympathy.
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