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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Robert A. | ||||||
4 | Hadank of Peoria, who passed away on November 9, 2013; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Robert Hadank was born on November 21, 1917 in | ||||||
6 | Peoria; his parents were Frank E. and Elizabeth (nee McLinden) | ||||||
7 | Hadank; he married Mary Lucile Burns on June 14, 1941 at St. | ||||||
8 | Joseph Catholic Church in Pekin; she passed away on April 11, | ||||||
9 | 1995 in Peoria; he then married Joann Semelroth in 1999; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Robert Hadank graduated from the Spalding | ||||||
11 | Institute in 1953; he subsequently attended Bradley | ||||||
12 | University; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Robert Hadank served his country as a member of | ||||||
14 | the United States Army's 4th Armored Division during World War | ||||||
15 | II, having attained the rank of sergeant; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Robert Hadank was employed as a planning analyst | ||||||
17 | at Caterpillar in Mossville until his retirement after 36 years | ||||||
18 | of service; and
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19 | WHEREAS, Robert Hadank was a member of St. Thomas Catholic | ||||||
20 | Church in Peoria Heights; he was also a member of the Illinois |
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1 | Valley Antique Auto Club, the Heart of Illinois Volkswagen | ||||||
2 | Club, American Legion Post 2, AMVETS National, and the Mt. | ||||||
3 | Hawley Old Timer Bowlers; and | ||||||
4 | WHEREAS, Robert Hadank was preceded in death by his first | ||||||
5 | wife, Mary; 2 grandchildren; his brother; and his sister; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Robert Hadank is survived by his wife, Joann; his | ||||||
7 | daughter, Carol (Joseph) Volpe; his grandchildren, Sean | ||||||
8 | (Ketra), Christian (Donelle), David (Heidi), James (Heather), | ||||||
9 | and Sue; his 11 great-grandchildren; his 3 | ||||||
10 | great-great-grandchildren; and his stepchildren, Julie (Jim) | ||||||
11 | and Kent (Tammy); therefore, be it
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12 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
13 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
14 | we, along with his family and friends, mourn the passing of | ||||||
15 | Robert A. Hadank; and be it further
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16 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
17 | presented to the family of Robert Hadank as an expression of | ||||||
18 | our sympathy.
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