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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
3to learn of the death of Robert Elliott "Robbie" Cook of
4Springfield, who passed away on October 1, 2022; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Robbie Cook was born in Alton to Bob and Ellen
6Cook on August 16, 1968; he graduated from Glenwood High
7School in 1986; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Robbie Cook worked for various agencies of the
9State of Illinois, including the EPA, the Department of Health &
10 Human Services, the Department of Revenue, and the
11Department of Economic Opportunity; during the evening, he
12worked as DJ Razor on WQLZ; he also DJ'd a Sunday night radio
13show that highlighted Central Illinois rock bands; he was
14always on the cutting edge in music, and some of his favorite
15bands included, Metallica, Nirvana, and the Smashing Pumpkins,
16bands he enjoyed before they become popular; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Robbie Cook's other jobs included photographing
18models and weddings and promoting concerts and other events;
19he was very artistic and became a self-taught website
20developer for WQLZ, WTAX, various modeling agencies, and other
21companies; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Robbie Cook loved music and enjoyed attending
2concerts, researching rock music bands and its members, riding
3his motorcycle, exploring YouTube for educational material,
4reading, watching AEW wrestling, and taking care of his rose
5garden; he had a boundless imagination, an adventurous spirit,
6and a deep enjoyment for life and the people he met along his
7way; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Robbie Cook was preceded in death his
9grandparents, Henry and Nora Cook, Maxine Elliot Tucker, and
10Jesse Willard Tucker; his uncles, Bill (Peggy), Bud, Bennie,
11and Barney; and his aunts, Bonnie and Patty Jo; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Robbie Cook is survived by his parents; his
13brother, Thomas (Tanja) Lagisse; his niece, Emma; his uncles,
14Bertis (Becky) Cook and Ronnie Malcom; his aunts, Mary (Ed)
15Pomatto, Cindy (Kevin) Carman, and Dottie Cook; his
16great-aunt, Lilly Pauline Pennell; and his cousins, Sean,
17Billie Jo, Tara, Penny, Nickie, April, Jennifer, Courtney,
18Andrew, Nicholas, and Nathan; therefore, be it
 
19    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL
20ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
21Robert Elliott "Robbie" Cook and extend our sincere
22condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved
23him; and be it further
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2presented to the family of Robbie Cook as an expression of our
3deepest sympathy.