Full Text of SR0458 98th General Assembly
SR0458 98TH 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 E. Manning, Jr. of Peoria, who | 4 | | passed away on July 22, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Robert Manning, Jr. was born on November 16, 1931, | 6 | | in Peoria, to Robert E. and Catherine Irene (Gorman) Manning; | 7 | | he graduated from the Spalding Institute in 1949, where he | 8 | | captained the football, basketball, and baseball teams during | 9 | | his senior year and was selected as an all-city quarterback in | 10 | | 1948; he attended the University of Notre Dame and graduated | 11 | | from Bradley University in 1953, lettering in varsity baseball | 12 | | at both schools; he married Lois M. Wilson in Oshawa, Ontario, | 13 | | Canada, on April 25, 1953; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Robert Manning, Jr. continued his baseball career | 15 | | beyond high school and college; he played collegiate summer | 16 | | leagues in Madison, Wisconsin; Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; | 17 | | and Oshawa, Ontario, Canada; he played professional baseball | 18 | | from 1953 to 1954 for the Cleveland Indians and the New York | 19 | | Giants organizations in Peoria (Peoria Chiefs); Tampa, | 20 | | Florida; and Olean, New York; and | 21 | | WHEREAS, Robert Manning, Jr. graduated from the University | 22 | | of Notre Dame Law School in 1960 and practiced law in Peoria |
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| 1 | | from 1960 to 1977; he was assistant State's Attorney in Peoria | 2 | | County from 1960 to 1967 before being appointed State's | 3 | | Attorney from 1967 to 1968; he was selected as an associate | 4 | | circuit judge in the 10th Circuit and a circuit judge in 1980; | 5 | | he retired in 1997; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Robert Manning, Jr. was a member of many civic and | 7 | | professional associations, including the Peoria County Bar | 8 | | Association, the Illinois State Bar Association, the American | 9 | | Judicature Society, the Illinois Judges Association, the | 10 | | Spalding and Peoria Notre Dame High School Booster Clubs, the | 11 | | University of Notre Dame National Monogram Club, the Notre Dame | 12 | | Club of Peoria, the Bradley University Letterman and Chiefs | 13 | | Club, the Landmark Racquet & Health Club, Knights of | 14 | | Columbus-Spalding Council, and the Benevolent and Protective | 15 | | Order of Elks Lodge #20; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Robert Manning, Jr. was a member of St. Bernard | 17 | | Catholic Church and served on the finance committee; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Following the passing of his first wife, Robert | 19 | | Manning, Jr. married Rosemary Donnelly Crowley on March 24, | 20 | | 2001; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Robert Manning, Jr. was preceded in death by his | 22 | | first wife, Lois; his brother, Paul; and his sister, Sharon |
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| 1 | | O'Shaughnessy; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Robert Manning, Jr. is survived by his wife, | 3 | | Rosemary; his children, Michael Manning, Lauren (Tom) Donlan, | 4 | | Linda Manning, Angela (Dan) Aeschliman, Robert (Kristen) | 5 | | Manning, James Manning, and Paul (Katie) Manning; his 18 | 6 | | grandchildren; his 8 great-grandchildren; his numerous | 7 | | cousins, nieces, and nephews; his step-children, Karen (Bob) | 8 | | Metzinger, Debi (John) Redington, James (Gail) Crowley, | 9 | | William III (Laura) Crowley, and John (Chris) Crowley; his 13 | 10 | | step-grandchildren; and his 2 great-step-grandchildren; | 11 | | therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 14 | | Robert E. Manning, Jr. and extend our sincere condolences to | 15 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 16 | | further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of Robert Manning, Jr. as an expression | 19 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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