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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Robert M. "Bob" Leekley of Bloomington,
4who passed away on January 1, 2019; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Bob Leekley was born on December 23, 1945; he was
6raised in Westport, Connecticut and moved to the Midwest to
7attend Carlton College; he earned his master's degree and his
8Ph.D. from Michigan State; he served in the United States Army;
9and
 
10    WHEREAS, In 2018, Bob Leekley retired from Illinois
11Wesleyan University after 44 years of service, where he taught
12economics and statistics; he enjoyed teaching, especially the
13one-on-one interaction with students through senior and honors
14research papers, and bringing innovative technologies into the
15classroom; he wrote the text Allied Statistics for Business and
16Economics; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Bob Leekley is survived by his sister, Lorna
18(Richard) Kaluzny; his nieces, Gretchen Kaluzny and Amy
19Wieczkowski; and his great-nieces, Emma and Sara; therefore, be
20it
 
21    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL

 

 

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1ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
2Robert M. "Bob" Leekley and extend our sincere condolences to
3his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
4further
 
5    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
6presented to the family of Bob Leekley as an expression of our
7deepest sympathy.