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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois
3 learned with regret of the death of Robert E. Hamilton of
4 Joliet on Sunday, January 15, 2006; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Mr. Hamilton received his Associate of Science
6 degree at Joliet Junior College before serving in the U.S. Army
7 during WWII; he received his Bachelor of Science and Master of
8 Science degrees in civil engineering from the University of
9 Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; and
 
10     WHEREAS, He formed a company in 1955 for the practice of
11 consulting engineering to provide the highly specialized
12 sanitary (now called environmental) design engineering
13 services to other engineering firms and directly to clients; he
14 designed sewage treatment and water supply projects throughout
15 Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio, and developed the first wastewater
16 treatment facilities for Frankfort, Minooka, Mokena, and New
17 Lenox; and
 
18     WHEREAS, His Joliet business started in the rented home
19 that he shared with his wife, Shirley; the business has
20 expanded through four office moves to include 14 engineers, a
21 professional land surveyor, and a support staff of 14; in March
22 of 2005, Robert E. Hamilton Consulting Engineers, P.C.,
23 celebrated its fiftieth anniversary at the firm's current
24 office at 3230 Executive Drive in Joliet; and
 
25     WHEREAS, Throughout his career, Mr. Hamilton set the
26 standard for engineers for conduct as well as technical
27 expertise; his work has included developing many of the
28 processes that are the main stage of current water and
29 wastewater practice, and he literally helped write the books
30 that this industry uses; he was involved in numerous
31 professional societies, including the American Consulting

 

 

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1 Engineers Council, the Consulting Engineers Council of
2 Illinois (past treasurer, past director, and member of the
3 Committee for Standard Specifications for Water and Sewer Main
4 Construction Illinois), the Illinois Engineering Council (past
5 director), the Illinois Society of Professional Engineers
6 (past Ethics and Practice Committee chairman), the Water
7 Environment Federation, the Central States Environment
8 Federation, and the American Water Works Association (life
9 member); and
 
10     WHEREAS, He was a member of the University of Illinois
11 President's Council and the Joliet Junior College Foundation
12 Board, where he established two endowed scholarships to benefit
13 Joliet Junior College students; he was also a member of Rotary
14 International in Joliet; and
 
15     WHEREAS, The passing of Robert E. Hamilton has been deeply
16 felt by many, especially his wife, Shirley (Morse) Hamilton;
17 his children, Marsha C. (Bruce) Hamilton, Janet (Robert)
18 Stevens, Howard J. (Kristen) Hamilton, and Helen (Brian)
19 Pohlman; his grandchildren, Robert M. (Amy) Hamilton, Patricia
20 (Brian) MacDonald, C. Brice McCaw, Dale B. McCaw, Kirk H.
21 McCaw, Aileen Hamilton, Sean I. Hamilton, Richard M. Hamilton,
22 Trenton M. Pohlman, Mitchell B. Pohlman, and Claire L. Pohlman;
23 his great-grandchildren, Sydney C. MacDonald, Colin D.
24 MacDonald, and Robert Nolan Hamilton; and his many nieces and
25 nephews; he was preceded in death by his son, Robert Bruce
26 Hamilton; his parents, James F. and Vida (Krans) Hamilton; his
27 twin aunts, Masie and Hazel Krans; his brother, James R.
28 Hamilton; and his sister, Helen L. Trautmann; therefore, be it
 
29     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL
30 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
31 Robert E. Hamilton, and we extend our sincere condolences to
32 his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
33 further
 

 

 

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