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1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
3 | | learn of the death of Robert Edward Cook, CAE, who passed away |
4 | | on February 9, 2017; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Robert Cook was born in Chicago to Norman and
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6 | | Mabel Cook in 1925; he graduated from Wheaton College and |
7 | | married Dorothy Jean Prescott in June 1949; they settled in |
8 | | Springfield; and
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9 | | WHEREAS, Robert Cook served as the Executive |
10 | | Vice-President of the Illinois Association of Realtors from |
11 | | 1956 to 1984; in 1973, he was the organization's lobbyist and |
12 | | was known as the "Speaker of the Illinois Third House"; in |
13 | | 1985, he co-founded Cook-Witter, Inc.; he was a founding member |
14 | | of the Illinois Society of Association Executives and actively |
15 | | participated in the American Society of Association |
16 | | Executives, where he earned his Certified Association |
17 | | Executive designation and was awarded the Key Person Award; he |
18 | | served on the U.S. Chamber of Commerce "Committee of 100"; and
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19 | | WHEREAS, Robert Cook was a member of Cherry Hills Baptist |
20 | | Church, serving on the board of multiple ministries; after |
21 | | retirement, he and Jean moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado to |
22 | | be close to family; and
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