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| | SR0295 | | LRB103 32451 LAW 61940 r |
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1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened |
3 | | to learn of the death of Eldon R. "Bob" Abbott of rural |
4 | | Smithfield, who passed away on January 26, 2023; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Bob Abbott was born to Arthur and Nina (Baughman) |
6 | | Abbott in Fulton County on November 28, 1927; he served in the |
7 | | U.S. Armed Forces during World War II and the Korean War; he |
8 | | married Mary Louise Negley in Smithfield on May 31, 1952; and
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9 | | WHEREAS, Bob Abbott was a lifelong farmer, and he sold |
10 | | Pioneer seeds for 23 years; and
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11 | | WHEREAS, Bob Abbott was a member of the Brock United |
12 | | Methodist Church in Smithfield; he was also a member of the |
13 | | Fulton County Farm Bureau, Cuba Lodge AF&AM No. 534, the Odd |
14 | | Fellows Lodge in Fiatt, the Macomb Prairieland Barbershop |
15 | | Chorus, and the Shaw Creek Golf Course in Bushnell; and
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16 | | WHEREAS, Bob Abbott was preceded in death by his parents |
17 | | and one sister; and
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18 | | WHEREAS, At the time of his passing, Bob Abbott was |
19 | | survived by his wife; his sons, Marty (Marilyn) Abbott, Bruce |
20 | | (Candie) Abbott, David (Carol) Abbott, and Charles (Cindi) |