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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 M. Sandborg of Moline, who passed |
4 | | away on October 31, 2017; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Robert Sandborg was born in Galesburg to Maurice |
6 | | and Beatrice Hicks Sandborg on May 5, 1928; he graduated high |
7 | | school and joined the United States Navy in 1947 and was based |
8 | | out of Miramar, San Diego, California as an aviation |
9 | | photographer mate; he was discharged in 1951 and attended |
10 | | Bradley University from 1951 to 1952 before moving to Moline; |
11 | | and
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12 | | WHEREAS, Robert Sandborg began working at The Daily |
13 | | Dispatch in the photography department in 1953; he married Lola |
14 | | R. Holty in Houston, Minnesota on June 22, 1957; he began his |
15 | | career at Deere & Company in 1958, where he worked in the |
16 | | advertising department, retiring in 1983; and
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17 | | WHEREAS, Robert Sandborg was an active member of First |
18 | | Evangelical Free Church, where he served on various boards and |
19 | | committees; he was also a Sunday school teacher and wedding |
20 | | photographer; he supported numerous charities and non-profit |
21 | | organizations, including Youth Hope, Camp Summit, and the Moody |
22 | | Bible Institute; and
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