Full Text of SR0295 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 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
| 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
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Bob Abbott was a lifelong farmer, and he sold | 10 | | Pioneer seeds for 23 years; and
| 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
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Bob Abbott was preceded in death by his parents | 17 | | and one sister; and
| 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) |
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| 1 | | Abbott; 10 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren; | 2 | | therefore, be it
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 4 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 5 | | Eldon R. "Bob" Abbott and extend our sincere condolences to | 6 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 7 | | further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to the family of Bob Abbott as an expression of our | 10 | | deepest sympathy.
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