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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Robert "Bob" Thompson of Colona, who
4passed away on June 24, 2016; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Robert Thompson was born on August 21, 1920 in
6Wapello, Iowa; his parents were Rodney and Myrtle Benson
7Thompson; he married Chrystal Mae Wykert on December 8, 1945 in
8East Moline; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Robert Thompson served in the United States Army
10during World War II; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Robert Thompson retired from the Experimental
12Department of International Harvester in 1982 after 37 years of
13service; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Robert Thompson was a charter member of Pleasant
15View Baptist Church in Pleasant Valley, Iowa; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Robert Thompson was preceded in death by his
17parents; his wife, Chrystal Mae; his daughter, Deborah Lynn
18Thompson; his grandson, John Robert Haley; his sister, Betty
19Malcom; and his brother, Kenneth Thompson; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Robert Thompson is survived by his daughter, Dawn
2Haley; his sons, David (Melinda) Thompson and Daniel (Lori)
3Thompson; nine grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; his
4sister, Judy St. Clair; and his brother, William (Sharon)
5Thompson; therefore, be it
 
6    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL
7ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his
8family and friends, mourn the passing of Robert "Bob" Thompson;
9and be it further
 
10    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
11presented to the family of Robert Thompson as an expression of
12our sympathy.