SR0028 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to express their sincere condolences to the family and friends of Robert T. Mortimer of Hinsdale, who passed away on December 16, 2006; and

WHEREAS, Robert Mortimer was born on April 24, 1925 in Chicago; his parents were Edward Mortimer and Ruth MacKay; he married Mary Sherman on December 27, 1952; and

WHEREAS, Robert Mortimer served in the United States Navy in World War II as a Signalman 1st Class; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Mortimer worked for Merrill Lynch, and later for Blunt Ellis & Simmons, opening their first Oak Brook office in 1962; he retired as senior vice president of Kemper Securities in 1994; and

WHEREAS, He was a 1947 graduate of Dartmouth College; he served as the Dartmouth Alumni Association of Chicago president and as a member and officer of the Dartmouth Alumni Council from 1966 to 1970; in 1981 he received the Dartmouth Alumni Award for his many contributions to the school; and

WHEREAS, Robert Mortimer served as the president of the Rotary Club of Oak Brook, where he was a Paul Harris fellow; he served as the president of the Hinsdale Golf Club; he was a trustee on the board of directors for the Robert Crown Center for Health Education and served on the Citizen's Advisory Board of Hinsdale Hospital and the Board of the Chicago Lighthouse for the Blind; and Mr. Mortimer and his wife served as co-chairmen of the Hinsdale-Oak Brook Crusade of Mercy; and

WHEREAS, Robert T. Mortimer is survived by his loving wife, Mary; his sons, Robert Jr. (Marion), William, and Peter (Christine); his grandchildren, Nicholas, Samuel, Michael, Kristine, William, Emily, Melissa, Craig, and Brittany; and his many nieces, nephews, and friends; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we extend our sympathy to the friends and family of Robert T. Mortimer; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Robert T. Mortimer as an expression of our sincere sympathy.