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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to
3 express their sincere condolences to the family and friends
4 of Robert Stevenson Jr., who recently passed away; and
5 WHEREAS, Robert Stevenson was born in Methuen,
6 Massachusetts on December 25, 1935; his parents were Robert
7 Thomas and Adelaide Kelly Stevenson; on February 8, 1958 he
8 married Kathleen McDougal; and
9 WHEREAS, Robert Stevenson was an employee of Commercial
10 National Bank, later named First of America Bank-Illinois
11 N.A. from 1968 to 1997; he served the bank as regional
12 president from January of 1995 until his retirement in
13 February of 1997; he served as president and chief executive
14 officer from August of 1985 to December of 1994, and as
15 president from January 1983 to August of 1985; he served on
16 the board of directors of First of America Bank-Illinois and
17 the board of directors of National City Bank in Peoria; and
18 WHEREAS, From 1961 to 1968 he served with the Continental
19 Illinois National Bank as officer of the national division;
20 in 1995 and 1996 he served as director and president of the
21 Illinois Bankers Association and director of the Fayette
22 Companies; Mr. Stevenson was also a member of the American
23 Bankers Bank-Pac committee; and
24 WHEREAS, Mr. Stevenson served as a trustee and vice
25 chairman of Bradley University; he was a trustee of Methodist
26 Medical Center of Illinois; he was a member of the Economic
27 Development Council; he was chairman of the Heartland
28 Partnership; and he was a commissioner of the Greater Peoria
29 Airport Authority; and
30 WHEREAS, Mr. Stevenson was a veteran of the United States
31 Navy, serving from 1957 to 1960; he served on destroyers in
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1 the North Atlantic and achieved the rank of lieutenant junior
2 grade; and
3 WHEREAS, Mr. Stevenson graduated from Phillips Academy in
4 1953; he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in English from
5 Brown University in 1957; and
6 WHEREAS, Robert Stevenson Jr. is survived by his sons,
7 Robert III and James; his daughter, Kathleen Stevenson
8 Temple; and six grandchildren; therefore, be it
9 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIRST GENERAL
10 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
11 all that knew him, the death of Robert Stevenson Jr., of
12 Peoria Heights, Illinois; may they find peace in this time of
13 need; and be it further
14 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
15 presented to the family of Robert Stevenson Jr.