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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Robert 
4"Bob" "Lenny" Lehnhausen of Peoria, who passed away on March 5, 
52018; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Robert Lehnhausen was born to Frank and Florence 
7Lehnhausen on September 11, 1919; he attended the Spalding 
8Institute, where he was senior manager of the athletic 
9department; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Robert Lehnhausen was drafted into the United 
11States Army in May of 1941; he volunteered for the Aviation 
12Cadet Program and joined the 44th Bomb Group of the 8th Air 
13Force; for the next 27 months, he served as a combat bomber 
14pilot and squadron commander in Europe and North Africa; he was 
15awarded numerous  medals and recognitions, including the 
16Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal, the  Purple Heart, 
17the Soldier's Medal, a European Theatre of Operations medal 
18with nine campaign stars, and the French Croix de Guerre; he 
19achieved the rank of Lt. Colonel, was discharged in 1946, and 
20served in the Air Force Reserve until 1969; and
 
21    WHEREAS, Robert Lehnhausen returned to Peoria and helped 
22his father run the family drapery shop; he was elected to the 
 
 
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1Peoria City Council in 1953 and served as mayor from 1965 to 
21969; he went on to head the Illinois Housing Authority and the 
3Illinois Department of Local Government Affairs; in 1973, he 
4became an officer at Peoria's First Federal Savings Bank, where 
5he worked until he retired in 1985; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Robert Lehnhausen turned his attention to the 
7stock market over the last several decades of his life, 
8learning as much as he could, refining his investment 
9strategies, and passing along his knowledge; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Robert Lehnhausen was an active member of St. 
11Cecilia Parish, and later, St. Jude Parish; in 1995, Peoria 
12Notre Dame High School awarded him with its Distinguished 
13Alumnus of the Year award; and
 

  
14    WHEREAS, Robert Lehnhausen was preceded in death by his 
15parents; his brother, Clark Lehnhausen; his infant son, Robert 
16Lehnhausen; his  daughter-in-law, Cathy (Shannon) Lehnhausen; 
17and his grandson, Jacob Johnson; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, Robert Lehnhausen is survived by his wife of 72 
19years, Elizabeth (Waugh); his children, Mary Jo Lehnhausen 
20(Arun Pinto), Phillip (Teresa) Lehnhausen, Ann (Jack) 
21Burtelow, Tom Lehnhausen, Kay (Scot) Ironside, Steven (Karen) 
22Lehnhausen, and Dave Lehnhausen; his  grandchildren, Navin 
 
 
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1(Jennifer) Pinto, Kiran Pinto (Cory Morris), Anjali Pinto, 
2Timothy Lehnhausen (Stephanie Haas), Tobin Lehnhausen, Matthew 
3Lehnhausen (Priscilla Varela), Tina (Mike) Miller, Jeff (Abby) 
4Burtelow, Elizabeth (Mike) Bauer, Jim (Mallory) Ironside, 
5Meredith (Mike) Steininger, Michael (Patricia) Lehnhausen, and 
6Stephanie Lehnhausen (Scott Shaw); 16 great-grandchildren; his 
7brother-in-law, Fr. John Waugh; his sisters-in-law, Kathleen 
8(Phil) Harney and Freddie Waugh; and numerous loving nieces and 
9nephews; therefore, be it
  
 
10    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
11HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
12mourn the passing of Robert "Bob" "Lenny" Lehnhausen, and 
13extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all 
14who knew and loved him; and be it further
  
 
15    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
16presented to  the family of  Robert Lehnhausen as an expression 
17of our deepest sympathy.