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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 Burke Hilsabeck of Hinsdale, who 
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passed away on March 29, 2008; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Robert Burke Hilsabeck was born February 23, 1923 
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in Oelwein, Iowa; his parents were Lawrence (Pat) Hilsabeck and 
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Helen Tousley Hilsabeck; and

 
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    WHEREAS, After graduating from high school, Robert Burke 
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Hilsabeck attended Iowa State University for one year from 
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1941-42; he was then appointed to the U.S. Naval Academy and 
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graduated as ensign in June of 1945; he served in the U.S. Navy 
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aboard the USS Leyte, CV-32 until the fall of 1948; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Robert Burke Hilsabeck studied history and earned 
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his master's degree from the University of Iowa in 1951; he 
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taught for five years in Tipton Consolidated Schools in Iowa 
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before moving to Hinsdale in the fall of 1956; he then taught 
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at Hinsdale Central High School until his retirement in 1985; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, Robert Burke Hilsabeck was a member and elder of 
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Community Presbyterian Church in Clarendon Hills; he was an 
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avid reader and inventive storyteller and enjoyed writing long, 
 


 






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handwritten letters; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Robert Burke Hilsabeck was preceded in death by 
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his parents and his sister, Patricia Ann Hilsabeck; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Robert Burke Hilsabeck is survived by his wife of 
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62 years, Jeannette Miller Hilsabeck; his sons, Leo (Ellen), 
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Steven (Alison), and Rick; his grandchildren, Elizabeth 
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(Ramon) Navarro, Burke (Elizabeth), Ryan (Liz), and Geoffrey 
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(Johanna); his great-granddaughter, Francesca Navarro; and his 
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many friends; therefore, be 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 Burke Hilsabeck; 
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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 Burke Hilsabeck as an 
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expression of our sympathy.