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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
3to learn of the death of Robert W. "Bob" Lopez of Geneseo, who
4passed away on December 10, 2023; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Bob Lopez was born to Aureliano and Antonia
6(Navarro) Lopez in Moline on October 30, 1939; he graduated
7from Rock Island Alleman High School in 1958, where he played
8football; he played baseball for the semi-pro team Blue Socks
9in the 1950s; he earned his plumbing and pipefitter degree
10from Black Hawk College; he married Alice Calsyn at St.
11Malachy Catholic Church in Geneseo on April 29, 1961; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Bob Lopez began working for John Deere in 1957,
13retiring in 1994 after 37 years of service; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Bob Lopez was a member of Hayden's Hikers and St.
15Malachy Catholic Church; he volunteered through Kiwanis and at
16Hammond Henry Hospital, Christian Care, and the Freedom House,
17which helps women affected by domestic abuse; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Bob Lopez loved traveling, visiting all 50
19states, Canada, Mexico, and 36 other foreign countries, with
20his favorite travel destinations including Estes Park in
21Colorado, the Inside Passage of Alaska, the fjords of Norway,

 

 

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1and Hawaii; he enjoyed walking, hiking, sitting on his John
2Deere riding mower, working on his yard, and tending to
3flowers; he was an avid football fan who supported the Chicago
4Bears, the Iowa Hawkeyes, and the Geneseo Green Machine; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Bob Lopez was preceded in death by his parents;
6his wife; his sister, Rose Lopez; and his brothers, Vincent
7Lopez and Andrew Lopez; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Bob Lopez is survived by his children, Pam (Ryan)
9Tone and Robert "Moe" Lopez Jr.; his brothers, Arthur Lopez
10and Michael (Gail) Lopez; his grandchildren, Tim Rockstroh,
11Melissa (Chris) Henderson, Kristina (Chris) Lopez-Kukula,
12Madeline (Zach) Krueger, Elizabeth Lopez, and Benjamin Lopez;
13his great-grandchildren, Aaliyah Ball, Kiersten Henderson,
14Kiera Henderson, and Urijah Tone-Henderson; and his special
15friend, Margie Martin; therefore, be it
 
16    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL
17ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
18Robert W. "Bob" Lopez and extend our sincere condolences to
19his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
20further
 
21    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
22presented to the family of Bob Lopez as an expression of our

 

 

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1deepest sympathy.