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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois
3 learned with sadness of the death of Robert E. "Bob" Nelson of
4 Marion on Friday, July 8, 2005; and
 
5     WHEREAS, He was born in De Kalb County, Indiana, on March
6 15, 1914, to Erwin and Orpha (Moore) Nelson; he earned a
7 bachelor's degree in general forestry from Michigan State
8 University in 1936 and spent his entire career as a forester in
9 the states of Michigan, Arkansas, and Illinois; he retired in
10 1976 as an associate extension forester with the rank of
11 assistant professor from the University of Illinois with
12 headquarters at Dixon Springs Agricultural Center; and
 
13     WHEREAS, Mr. Nelson valiantly served his country as a
14 member of the United States Army from 1941 until the time of
15 his honorable discharge in 1946; at the time of his discharge
16 he held the rank of captain in the Signal Corps; he was
17 decorated with a Bronze Star Medal and a
18 European-African-Middle Eastern Service Medal; he was involved
19 in battles and campaigns in Normandy, Northern France, the
20 Ardennes, Rhineland, and Central Europe; and
 
21     WHEREAS, Following his discharge from the military, he was
22 united in marriage to Jeanne Light on March 14, 1946, in
23 Forrest City, Arkansas; together they shared more than 36 years
24 of marriage until her death on April 6, 1982; and
 
25     WHEREAS, He was a charter member of Shawnee Resource
26 Conservation and Development Area from the time of its
27 organization by the USDA in 1968; he served as the
28 organization's volunteer treasurer from 1995 until 2005 and was
29 chair of the Forestry Committee from 1977 until 1995; he has
30 held a membership in the Society of American Foresters for over
31 50 years; he also served on the Williamson County Soil and

 

 

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1 Water Board and the University of Illinois Extension; and
 
2     WHEREAS, The passing of Robert E. "Bob" Nelson has been
3 deeply felt by many, especially his sister and brother-in-law,
4 Virginia and Stan Applegate; his nieces and nephews, Paula
5 Jones, Debbie Dobrovodsky, Diane Rae, Douglas Bultemeyer, and
6 Gary and Nancy Applegate; his many great-nieces; his
7 great-nephew; and his many longtime friends; he was preceded in
8 death by his parents, his wife, and his sister, Carma
9 Bultemeyer; therefore, be it
 
10     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL
11 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
12 Robert E. "Bob" Nelson, and we extend our sincere condolences
13 to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be
14 it further
 
15     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
16 presented to his family as an expression of our deepest
17 sympathy.