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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3 learn of the death of Robert Burke Hilsabeck of Hinsdale, who
4 passed away on March 29, 2008; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Robert Burke Hilsabeck was born February 23, 1923
6 in Oelwein, Iowa; his parents were Lawrence (Pat) Hilsabeck and
7 Helen Tousley Hilsabeck; and
 
8     WHEREAS, After graduating from high school, Robert Burke
9 Hilsabeck attended Iowa State University for one year from
10 1941-42; he was then appointed to the U.S. Naval Academy and
11 graduated as ensign in June of 1945; he served in the U.S. Navy
12 aboard the USS Leyte, CV-32 until the fall of 1948; and
 
13     WHEREAS, Robert Burke Hilsabeck studied history and earned
14 his master's degree from the University of Iowa in 1951; he
15 taught for five years in Tipton Consolidated Schools in Iowa
16 before moving to Hinsdale in the fall of 1956; he then taught
17 at Hinsdale Central High School until his retirement in 1985;
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19     WHEREAS, Robert Burke Hilsabeck was a member and elder of
20 Community Presbyterian Church in Clarendon Hills; he was an
21 avid reader and inventive storyteller and enjoyed writing long,

 

 

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2     WHEREAS, Robert Burke Hilsabeck was preceded in death by
3 his parents and his sister, Patricia Ann Hilsabeck; and
 
4     WHEREAS, Robert Burke Hilsabeck is survived by his wife of
5 62 years, Jeannette Miller Hilsabeck; his sons, Leo (Ellen),
6 Steven (Alison), and Rick; his grandchildren, Elizabeth
7 (Ramon) Navarro, Burke (Elizabeth), Ryan (Liz), and Geoffrey
8 (Johanna); his great-granddaughter, Francesca Navarro; and his
9 many friends; therefore, be it
 
10     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL
11 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
12 his family and friends, the passing of Robert Burke Hilsabeck;
13 and be it further
 
14     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
15 presented to the family of Robert Burke Hilsabeck as an
16 expression of our sympathy.