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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to  
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learn of the death of
Robert M. "Bob" Treece of West Frankfort, 
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who passed away on January 30, 2008; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Robert Treece was born on July 8, 1924; his 
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parents were Rolla M. and Ola B. (Garrison) Treece; he married 
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his high school and college sweetheart, LaDonne Weaver, on 
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February 25, 1950; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Robert Treece graduated from West Frankfort High 
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School in 1942; he attended college at Southern Illinois 
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University in Carbondale, graduating with a bachelor's degree 
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in zoology; he was a member of the Chi Delta Chi fraternity; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, Robert Treece went into business with his father 
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at Treece Lumber, where he worked until his retirement; upon 
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taking over the business, Robert changed the name to Treece 
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Supply and later to Treece Decorating; the original family 
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business was established in 1913 and remained open until the 
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summer of 2004; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Robert Treece was an active member in his 
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community; he had served as president of the West Frankfort 
 


 






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Jaycees and was an active member of the West Frankfort 
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Community Council; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Robert Treece was saved and baptized at the First 
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Baptist Church; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Robert Treece had a passion for music and loved to 
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play the flute; he was a member of the Southern Illinois 
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Concert Band; he also loved family gatherings, his friends, and 
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fishing; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Robert Treece was preceded in death by his 
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parents; his daughter, Donna Lynn Treece Speer; his sister, 
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Lenorrah (Pat) Brin; and his brother, Rolla Jr.; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Robert Treece will be missed by his wife of 57 
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years, LaDonne; his children, Marsha Hogan and Richard Treece; 
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his son-in-law, Allen Speer; his grandchildren, Chris and Matt 
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Hogan, Laura Duckworth, and Robby and David Speer; his 
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sisters-in-law, Geraldine and Robert Kelley, Joann Williams, 
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and Marilyn Paulk; and his many nieces and nephews; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Robert Treece will be remembered by all who knew 
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and loved him as a kind and loving husband, father, 
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brother-in-law, uncle, and friend whose good sense of humor 
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brought joy into the lives of everyone he knew; therefore, be 
 


 






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it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
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his family and friends, the passing of Robert M. "Bob" Treece; 
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and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Robert M. "Bob" Treece as an 
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expression of our sympathy.