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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois 
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learned with regret of the death of Robert E. Hamilton of 
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Joliet on Sunday, January 15, 2006; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Hamilton received his Associate of Science 
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degree at Joliet Junior College before serving in the U.S. Army 
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during WWII; he received his Bachelor of Science and Master of 
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Science degrees in civil engineering from the University of 
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Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He formed a company in 1955 for the practice of 
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consulting engineering to provide the highly specialized 
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sanitary (now called environmental) design engineering 
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services to other engineering firms and directly to clients; he 
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designed sewage treatment and water supply projects throughout 
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Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio, and developed the first wastewater 
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treatment facilities for Frankfort, Minooka, Mokena, and New 
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Lenox; and

 
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    WHEREAS, His Joliet business started in the rented home 
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that he shared with his wife, Shirley; the business has 
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expanded through four office moves to include 14 engineers, a 
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professional land surveyor, and a support staff of 14; in March 
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of 2005, Robert E. Hamilton Consulting Engineers, P.C., 
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celebrated its fiftieth anniversary at the firm's current 
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office at 3230 Executive Drive in Joliet; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Throughout his career, Mr. Hamilton set the 
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standard for engineers for conduct as well as technical 
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expertise; his work has included developing many of the 
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processes that are the main stage of current water and 
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wastewater practice, and he literally helped write the books 
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that this industry uses; he was involved in numerous 
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professional societies, including the American Consulting 
 


 






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Engineers Council, the Consulting Engineers Council of 
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Illinois (past treasurer, past director, and member of the 
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Committee for Standard Specifications for Water and Sewer Main 
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Construction Illinois), the Illinois Engineering Council (past 
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director), the Illinois Society of Professional Engineers 
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(past Ethics and Practice Committee chairman), the Water 
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Environment Federation, the Central States Environment 
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Federation, and the American Water Works Association (life 
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member); and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was a member of the University of Illinois 
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President's Council and the Joliet Junior College Foundation 
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Board, where he established two endowed scholarships to benefit 
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Joliet Junior College students; he was also a member of Rotary 
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International in Joliet; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The passing of Robert E. Hamilton has been deeply 
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felt by many, especially his wife, Shirley (Morse) Hamilton; 
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his children, Marsha C. (Bruce) Hamilton, Janet (Robert) 
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Stevens, Howard J. (Kristen) Hamilton, and Helen (Brian) 
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Pohlman; his grandchildren, Robert M. (Amy) Hamilton, Patricia 
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(Brian) MacDonald, C. Brice McCaw, Dale B. McCaw, Kirk H. 
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McCaw, Aileen Hamilton, Sean I. Hamilton, Richard M. Hamilton, 
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Trenton M. Pohlman, Mitchell B. Pohlman, and Claire L. Pohlman; 
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his great-grandchildren, Sydney C. MacDonald, Colin D. 
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MacDonald, and Robert Nolan Hamilton; and his many nieces and 
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nephews; he was preceded in death by his son, Robert Bruce 
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Hamilton; his parents, James F. and Vida (Krans) Hamilton; his 
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twin aunts, Masie and Hazel Krans; his brother, James R. 
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Hamilton; and his sister, Helen L. Trautmann; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
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Robert E. Hamilton, and we extend our sincere condolences to 
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his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
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further

 
 


 






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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to his family as an expression of our deepest 
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sympathy.