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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened |
| 3 | | to learn of the death of Robert C. "Bob" Clark of Wyoming, who |
| 4 | | passed on January 13, 2023; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Bob Clark was born in Chicago to Harry W. and |
| 6 | | Jeanette I. (McCullough) Clark on April 3, 1943; he served in |
| 7 | | the United States Air Force from 1960 to 1970, which included a |
| 8 | | tour of duty in Vietnam; he married Sandra
A. "Sandi" (Ferris) |
| 9 | | Webber on July 7, 1979; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Bob Clark spent several years in law enforcement, |
| 11 | | last serving in that field as Wyoming Chief of Police; later,
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| 12 | | he worked as a maintenance technician in various area |
| 13 | | hospitals, retiring from OSF in 2012; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, Bob Clark was a member of the Wyoming American |
| 15 | | Legion for 44 years, serving as both Post 91 Commander and 16th |
| 16 | | District
Commander; he was part of the Central Illinois World |
| 17 | | War II Reenactors and sought to keep the history of World War |
| 18 | | II alive
for future generations; he served many years as a Boy |
| 19 | | Scout Master for local Boy Scout Troop 142; his greatest joy |
| 20 | | was spending time with his growing family and his friends; and
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| 21 | | WHEREAS, Bob Clark sang and played country-western music |
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| 1 | | for over 60 years, including performing at many local events |
| 2 | | with Country
Edition, a band he and a group of musician friends |
| 3 | | organized; and
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| 4 | | WHEREAS, Bob Clark was preceded in death by his parents; |
| 5 | | his sister, Penny Ann Byrd; his brothers-in-law, Larry Byrd, |
| 6 | | James Tiller, and
Charles "David" Rachel; and his |
| 7 | | great-granddaughter, Rorie Mae Hendrick; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Bob Clark is survived by his wife, Sandi; his
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| 9 | | daughter, Terri (Kelvin) Dudley; Sandi's children, Lynne |
| 10 | | (Paul) Knobloch, Wendy (Tim) Wagner, and Rich (Tanya)
Webber; |
| 11 | | his grandchildren, Zach (Daniela) Knobloch, Chelsea (Derek)
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| 12 | | Hendrick, Shelby (Kolby) Haars, Logan Knobloch (Cassidy |
| 13 | | Baxter), Mark Wagner, Evan (Courtney) Webber,
Shailar Webber |
| 14 | | (Ian Vrooman), Corbin and Bria Webber, David (Karleena) Wade, |
| 15 | | Danny (Megan) Wade, Tiffanie (Josh) Cooler,
Stephanie (Kylee) |
| 16 | | Pagan, and A.J. Blackwell; 17 great-grandchildren; one |
| 17 | | great-great-grandchild; his sisters-in-law, Eleanor "Peaches" |
| 18 | | Tiller and Beatrice "Jr." Rachel; and several nieces and |
| 19 | | nephews; therefore, be it
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| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL |
| 21 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 22 | | Robert C. "Bob" Clark and extend our sincere condolences to |
| 23 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |