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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3 learn of the death of John L. Robison of Waukegan, who passed
4 away on October 28, 2008; and
 
5     WHEREAS, John Robison was born in Waukegan on January 22,
6 1932; his parents were Carl F. and Phyllis F. Robison; and
 
7     WHEREAS, John Robison served his country with pride and
8 distinction as a member of the United States Army during the
9 Korean War, when he fought in the battle of Pork Chop Hill; he
10 was a member of the Waukegan American Legion #281 and was
11 active in helping to bring attention to this "forgotten" war;
12 he was instrumental in having Glen Flora Avenue in Waukegan
13 proclaimed the Korean War Memorial Drive; and
 
14     WHEREAS, John Robison graduated from Waukegan Township
15 High School; he was employed with and retired from the City of
16 Waukegan; and
 
17     WHEREAS, John Robison enjoyed watching baseball,
18 especially his St. Louis Cardinals, bowling, and fishing; his
19 summers were spent in relaxation at his home in Crivitz,
20 Wisconsin; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, John Robison was preceded in death by his adored
2 wife of 51 years, Norma (nee Tennyson); his parents, Carl F.
3 and Phyllis F. (nee Gargone) Robison; his maternal and paternal
4 grandparents; and his precious aunts and uncles, Rocco and Mary
5 DeBennette, Russell and Frances Snider, Sadie Gargone, Philip
6 and Raemonda Mayer, and Genvieve Kerley; and
 
7     WHEREAS, John Robison was a devoted and loving husband to
8 his late wife; loving father to his two sons, Gary S. (Leslie)
9 and David C. Robison; grandfather to Sarah (Brad) Kutzler; and
10 a great-grandfather to Stacie, Alyssa, and MacKenzie Kutzler;
11 his memory will always be cherished by his twin sister, Joan L.
12 Robison; his brother, Carl (Phyllis) Robison; his special
13 cousins, Russell (Ilona) Snider, Joseph (Nancy) DeBennette,
14 Judy Camarato, and Philip (Kathy) Meyer; his many friends,
15 especially Melvin and Lorie Hutchinson; his many nieces and
16 nephews; and his wonderful extended family of sisters and
17 brothers-in-law, Dorothy Girdley, Louise (Stanley) Gamble,
18 Barbara Tennyson, Marilyn (Donald) Arnold, Joyce Tennyson,
19 Otto (Norma) Tennyson, Neil (Gladys) Tennyson, John (Carol)
20 Tennyson, and Tim (Mary) Tennyson; and his special friend and
21 uncle, Donald Kerley; therefore, be it
 
22     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL
23 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
24 his family and friends, the passing of John L. Robison; and be

 

 

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1 it further
 
2     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
3 presented to the family of John L. Robison as an expression of
4 our sympathy.