Full Text of SR0975 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 G. "Bob" Nelson of Crystal Lake, | 4 | | who passed away on February 16, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Robert Nelson was born in Crystal Lake on June 26, | 6 | | 1929 to George and Rose (nee Gaebe) Nelson; he graduated from | 7 | | Crystal Lake Central High School in 1947, where he played | 8 | | varsity basketball, and attended Northern Illinois University, | 9 | | where he also played basketball; he served in the United States | 10 | | Army during the Korean War; he married Barbara Brayton; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Robert Nelson volunteered many hours with the | 12 | | McHenry County Historical Society and at Cary United Methodist | 13 | | Church; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Robert Nelson enjoyed fishing at his cabin in | 15 | | Wisconsin and at his house on Kristy Lane in Cary; he was an | 16 | | avid outdoorsman and liked to "tinker" with objects in and | 17 | | around the house; he organized an Easter egg hunt that became a | 18 | | yearly family tradition; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Robert Nelson was preceded in death by his wife, | 20 | | Barbara; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Robert Nelson is survived by his children, Linda | 2 | | (Paul) Hoefert, Bob Nelson, and Susan (Dennis) Rasmussen; his | 3 | | grandchildren, Alex, Andrew, Dana (Jessica), Erik (Erica), and | 4 | | Kyle (Tiffani); his 8 great-grandchildren; his brother, Melvin | 5 | | Nelson; his niece, Mary; and his nephew, Mark; therefore, be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 7 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 8 | | Robert G. "Bob" Nelson, and extend our sincere condolences to | 9 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 10 | | further
| 11 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 | | presented to Robert Nelson as an expression of our deepest | 13 | | sympathy.
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