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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
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| Representatives were saddened to learn of the death of Robert |
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| V. Marks Sr. of Aurora, who passed away on February 14, 2008; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, Robert V. Marks Sr. was born on July 27, 1926 in |
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| Aurora; he was the son of Volorious and Marie (Burgholzer) |
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| Marks; he married Charlotte (Sue) Kettleson on July 19, 1952; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, Robert V. Marks Sr. was employed as a bus driver |
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| for National City Lines of Aurora for 6 years; and
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| WHEREAS, Robert V. Marks Sr. served with distinction as an |
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| Aurora Fire Fighter for 25 years; serving from October 15, 1952 |
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| until his retirement in 1977; his former employment as a bus |
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| driver made him particularly qualified for his duties of |
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| backing the fire truck into the station; and
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| WHEREAS, Robert V. Marks Sr. was employed with Schaeffer's |
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| Greenhouse alongside his best friend, Bill Baumann, for 32 |
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| years; he was employed by the Oswego School District for 14 |
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| years, remaining there until his passing; and
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| WHEREAS, Following his retirement from the Aurora Fire |
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| Department, Robert V. Marks Sr. became an active member of the |
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| Aurora Fire Museum; he was also a member of the Tiger Club, the |
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| Montgomery VFW, and the Kane Kounty Kar Klub; and
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| WHEREAS, Robert V. Marks Sr. was preceded in death by his |
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| parents; his wife, Sue; his brother, John; his sister, Mary; |
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| his son-in-law, Larry Henn Sr.; and his grandson, Michael |
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| Trimarco; and
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| WHEREAS, Robert V. Marks Sr. is survived by his children, |
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| Robert Jr. (Kathy), Ken (Carla) Marks, Melodye (Craig) Tossing, |
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| and Lyn Henn; his nieces that he and his wife raised, Jean |
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| (Tod) Fairbank and Mary (Ross) DeLeon; his special niece, Linda |
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| Day; his special nephews, John and Rick Marks; his |
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| grandchildren, Ron (Jill) Trimarco, Julie, Steven, Katie, and |
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| Kyle Marks, Tyler, Stefanie, Kellie Atkinson, Alex Tossing, and |
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| Larry Henn; his special grandchildren, Joey, Brandon, and |
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| Daniel De Leon and Michael Bender; his great-grandchildren, |
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| Ben, Zac, and William Trimarco, Gabriel DeLeon, and Talan |
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| Atkinson; and his many nieces, nephews, and friends; therefore, |
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| be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| mourn, along with his family and friends, the death of Robert |