Full Text of SR1126 101st 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 Chase "Bob" McAllister, formerly | 4 | | of Danvers, who passed away on April 12, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Bob McAllister was born in Galesburg to John | 6 | | Howard and Marie A. Smith McAllister on March 23, 1936; he | 7 | | graduated from Pittsfield High School in 1954; he earned a | 8 | | Bachelor of Arts from Knox College in 1958 and a Master of Arts | 9 | | in 1960; he worked as a research associate at Northwestern | 10 | | University from April 1960 to May 1961, when he was called to | 11 | | serve in the military; he married Beverly Sampson at Greenview | 12 | | Christian Church on June 18, 1961; he served in the U.S. Army | 13 | | from 1961 to 1963; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Alongside his brother John A., Bob McAllister | 15 | | co-owned and operated Danvers Lumber Company, which their | 16 | | father purchased in 1956; he and his brother also owned and | 17 | | operated the McAllister Lumber Company in Minier from 1979 to | 18 | | 1995; prior to retirement, he completed his time in the lumber | 19 | | business with the Hundman Lumber Company in Bloomington; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Bob McAllister was a member of Minier Christian | 21 | | Church, where he sang in the worship choir and was an adult | 22 | | Sunday school teacher; he was involved in a number of |
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| 1 | | organizations, including the Christian Church Campus Ministry | 2 | | Board at Illinois State University, the Danvers Lions Club, the | 3 | | Danvers Lodge AF & AM 742, the Danvers Advisory Council, the | 4 | | Olympia Advisory Council, and the Minier Association of | 5 | | Commerce; he served as the Danvers Township clerk and as | 6 | | co-chairman of the Danvers Bicentennial Committee; he played | 7 | | trombone in the Danvers Town Band for over 50 years; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Bob McAllister truly enjoyed conversation, | 9 | | spending time with his family, and seeing this great country; | 10 | | and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Bob McAllister was preceded in death by his | 12 | | parents; an infant sister; his brother, John A.; and an infant | 13 | | daughter, Roberta; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Bob McAllister is survived by his wife; his | 15 | | children, Phyllis (David) Eversole, Sharon (John) Neeley, and | 16 | | James (Jennifer Deigl) McAllister; his grandchildren, Lauren | 17 | | (Adam) Tomlinson, Amanda (Caleb) Bent, Grace (Jake) Simons, | 18 | | Michael Neeley, Adelle McAllister, and Henry McAllister; his | 19 | | great-grandsons, Nathanael Tomlinson and Caleb Tomlinson; and | 20 | | his sister-in-law, Dalene McAllister; therefore, be it
| 21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 22 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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| 1 | | Robert Chase "Bob" McAllister and extend our sincere | 2 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 3 | | him; and be it further
| 4 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 | | presented to the family of Bob McAllister as an expression of | 6 | | our deepest sympathy.
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