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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Robert | ||||||
| 4 | "Bob" Ontiveros, who passed away on February 8, 2022; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Bob Ontiveros was born to John and Josephine | ||||||
| 6 | Ontiveros on August 17, 1938 and was raised with his siblings | ||||||
| 7 | in Moline; he attended Moline High School where he competed in | ||||||
| 8 | wrestling, track and field, and basketball; after high school, | ||||||
| 9 | he attended the University of Cincinnati and Moline Community | ||||||
| 10 | College; he married Blenda Crummer in 1960, and the couple had | ||||||
| 11 | two children, Christopher and Gregg; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Bob and Blenda Ontiveros founded Bi-State | ||||||
| 13 | Packaging, now known as the Group O, in 1974; Group O has grown | ||||||
| 14 | from a small family business to one of the largest and | ||||||
| 15 | top-ranking Hispanic-owned businesses in the United States | ||||||
| 16 | with over $500 million and 1,000 employees; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Bob Ontiveros was known for being an active | ||||||
| 18 | member and supporter of his community and a man with | ||||||
| 19 | integrity, an entrepreneurial spirit, and a values-based | ||||||
| 20 | outlook; he was a believer in the power of higher education who | ||||||
| 21 | established scholarships that supported several Quad Cities | ||||||
| 22 | Hispanic students attending college each year, and he donated | ||||||
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| 1 | to several area post-secondary institutions; he was a great | ||||||
| 2 | supporter of the local community who donated to the Boys and | ||||||
| 3 | Girls Club, founded the Greater Quad Cities Chamber of | ||||||
| 4 | Commerce, and funded construction of the Community Health | ||||||
| 5 | Clinic to provide low-cost medical care; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Bob Ontiveros was highly recognized for his | ||||||
| 7 | business and humanitarian efforts and earned several | ||||||
| 8 | prestigious awards; he was inducted into several halls of | ||||||
| 9 | fame, including the Minority Business Hall of Fame, the Black | ||||||
| 10 | Hawk College Hall of Fame, and the Junior Achievement of the | ||||||
| 11 | Heartland Business Hall of Fame; he was also a member of the | ||||||
| 12 | Jeremiah Milbank Society and a recipient of an honorary | ||||||
| 13 | doctorate from Augustana College; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Bob Ontiveros was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 15 | parents and his siblings, Maria Elena, Lawrence, Rita, and | ||||||
| 16 | Steven; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Bob Ontiveros is survived by his wife, Blenda; | ||||||
| 18 | his sons, Christopher (Pamela) and Gregg; his siblings, John | ||||||
| 19 | (Laura), Frank (Lorna), Christine (Jeff) Reem, Joanne (Ray) | ||||||
| 20 | Bender, Michael, and Cindy (Dave) Newton; and his | ||||||
| 21 | grandchildren, Emma, Stella, and Anna Catherine; therefore, be | ||||||
| 22 | it
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| 1 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 2 | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 3 | we mourn the passing of Robert "Bob" Ontiveros and extend our | ||||||
| 4 | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew | ||||||
| 5 | and loved him; and be it further
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| 6 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 7 | presented to the family of Bob Ontiveros as an expression of | ||||||
| 8 | our deepest sympathy.
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