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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 | | Dyas Gordon Sr. of Springfield, who passed away on July 22, |
| 5 | | 2022; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Robert Gordon was born to William Moss and Ethel |
| 7 | | Dyas Gordon in Colorado City, Texas on October 15, 1927; he |
| 8 | | served in World War II and Korea; he married Ruby Jeanne Stokes |
| 9 | | in Abilene, Texas on September 7, 1949; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Robert Gordon spent a few years with the FBI in |
| 11 | | Washington, D.C. before joining the broadcast industry, |
| 12 | | becoming a pioneer broadcaster and television personality; he |
| 13 | | helped build a television station from the ground up in |
| 14 | | Tupelo, Mississippi in the mid-1950s; he spent the balance of |
| 15 | | his professional career as a broadcast executive, much of it |
| 16 | | in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he served as vice president and |
| 17 | | general manager of WCPO-TV for 17 years; during his time in |
| 18 | | Cincinnati, he also served as the chairman of the Television |
| 19 | | Board of the National Association of Broadcasters and was |
| 20 | | honored by the establishment of a City of Hope Robert D. Gordon |
| 21 | | Medical Research Fellowship; he retired as president and CEO |
| 22 | | of Boston University Communications, Inc. in 2001; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Robert Gordon was a champion horseman, marksman, |
| 2 | | boat enthusiast, and golfer; he approached each hobby with |
| 3 | | 100% dedication; upon retirement, he became interested in art |
| 4 | | and began his art education at the Cincinnati Art Academy; he |
| 5 | | became a member of the Prairie Art Alliance after he and his |
| 6 | | wife moved to Springfield to be near family in 2004; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, Robert Gordon was preceded in death by his |
| 8 | | parents and his brother, John Gordon; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Robert Gordon is survived by his wife of 72 |
| 10 | | years, Ruby; his sons, Robert (Suzanne) Gordon Jr., Jeffrey |
| 11 | | (Bette) Gordon, and Gus (Claire) Gordon; his grandchildren, |
| 12 | | Jesse (Tina) Gordon, Joshua (Meryl) Gordon, Grace (fiancé, |
| 13 | | Mitchell Koenig) Gordon, Amy (Evan) Himes, John Gordon, |
| 14 | | Lindsay (Tommy) Dickerson, and Keri (Sean) Quinn; his |
| 15 | | great-grandchildren, Joshua, Sky, Avery, and River; and his |
| 16 | | niece, Linda Gordon; therefore, be it
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| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
| 18 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
| 19 | | we mourn the passing of Robert Dyas Gordon Sr. and extend our |
| 20 | | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew |
| 21 | | and loved him; and be it further
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| 22 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |