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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Robert L. "Bob" Cassens of Prophetstown,
4who passed away on December 5, 2018; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Bob Cassens was born in Sterling to LeRoy "Red"
6and Lena Beck Cassens on September 2, 1926; he was educated in
7the Hume and Tampico grade schools and graduated from Tampico
8High School in 1944; after graduation, he enlisted in the
9United States Navy and served in the Pacific during World War
10II; he married Geraldine Koehler on January 8, 1945; and
 
11    WHEREAS, In his early years. Bob Cassens worked with his
12father at Cassens' Hydraulic in Tampico; he also worked with
13Dever Construction, where he built homes in the Prophetstown
14and Tampico areas; he and Geraldine then farmed in Loraine
15Township in Henry County until their retirement; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Bob Cassens served as the Loraine Township
17Supervisor and on the Henry County Board in the 1960s and
181970s; he was a member of the Tampico Historical Society, the
19Tampico Alumni Association, the Henry County Farm Bureau, and
20the First Lutheran Church in Prophetstown; he enjoyed farming,
21working in his shop, traveling, and camping with his wife; he
22especially loved spending time with his children and

 

 

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1grandchildren; and
 
2    WHEREAS, Bob Cassens was preceded in death by his sisters,
3Marian Meyer and Beverly Berge; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Bob Cassens is survived by his wife, Geraldine;
5his son, James (Nancy) Cassens; his daughters, Vicky (Steve)
6Vandike and Susan (Randy) Skelton; his six grandchildren; and
7his six great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
 
8    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL
9ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
10Robert L. "Bob" Cassens and extend our sincere condolences to
11his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
12further
 
13    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
14presented to the family of Bob Cassens as an expression of our
15deepest sympathy.