Full Text of SR1254 99th 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 D. "Bob" Nelson, formerly of Coal | 4 | | Valley, who passed away on October 18, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Bob Nelson was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on June | 6 | | 1, 1933 to Melvin and Meta (nee Fredricksen) Nelson; he | 7 | | graduated from Rock Island High School and attended Cornell | 8 | | College; he was a wrestler in high school and in college; he | 9 | | served in the United States Navy as a Corpsman and then a plank | 10 | | holder on the USS Lexington; he also served aboard the USS | 11 | | Princeton during the Korean conflict; he earned National | 12 | | Defense and Good Conduct awards; he married Marsha Reed on July | 13 | | 6, 1959 at Memorial Christian Church in Rock Island; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Bob Nelson was employed by Bituminous Insurance | 15 | | Corporation for 45 years and retired as Vice-President in 1998; | 16 | | and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Bob Nelson enjoyed golf and was a volunteer at the | 18 | | John Deere Classic for more than 20 years; he enjoyed family | 19 | | travels and many trips with Marsha to Europe; he was most proud | 20 | | that all 3 of his children graduated from college; he was also | 21 | | a huge fan of the Chicago Bears; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Bob Nelson was preceded in death by his wife, | 2 | | Marsha; his parents; and his brother, Doug Nelson; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Bob Nelson is survived by his children, James | 4 | | (Shellie) Nelson, Barbara (Chuck) Lyon, and Drake A. (Heather) | 5 | | Nelson; his grandchildren, Drake R. Nelson, Taylor Nelson, | 6 | | Caine "C.J." Klingerman, Destiny Nelson, and Shelby Nelson; his | 7 | | great-grandson, Caine Jr.; and treasured lifelong friends; | 8 | | therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 11 | | Robert D. "Bob" Nelson, and extend our sincere condolences to | 12 | | his 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 Nelson as an expression of our | 16 | | deepest sympathy.
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