SR0165 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Robert W. "Bob" Schrimpf of Alton, who passed away on March 13, 2013; and

WHEREAS, Bob Schrimpf was born on November 8, 1924, in Alton to Emil William and Elsie Marie (Scholz) Schrimpf; he served in Navy on the USS Major from 1943-1946; he married Bette A. Hanke on December 7, 1945, in Alton; and

WHEREAS, Bob Schrimpf was the owner and president of Piasa Motor Fuels from 1946 to 1988; he purchased a pipeline terminal in Hartford in 1976 and built his business into one of the top Conoco distributors in the country in the 1980s; and

WHEREAS, Bob Schrimpf was a long-time member of Cherry Street Baptist Church, charter member of Faith Fellowship, president of the Alton Chamber of Commerce, president of the Illinois Petroleum Marketers Association, regional vice-president of the National Oil Jobbers Association, member of the board of the Bi-State Development Corporation, president of the Lewis & Clark Community College Foundation, vice-president of the Illinois State Chamber of Commerce and chairman of the board of Millers Mutual Insurance Association; and

WHEREAS, Bob Schrimpf enjoyed taking boat trips with his family on the river; and

WHEREAS, Bob Schrimpf was preceded in death by his parents; his sister, Betty Evans; and his brother, Edward; and

WHEREAS, Bob Schrimpf is survived by his wife, Bette; his sons, Bill (Vicki) Schrimpf and Mark (Rita) Schrimpf; his daughter, Anne (Wiley) Davis; his brother, Donald (Char); his grandchildren, Susan (Bryan) Hatfield, Matt (Jenn) Schrimpf, John Schrimpf, Michelle (John) Hyndman, Katherine (Chris) Phillips, Andrew (Sara) Davis, and John Davis; his great-grandchildren, Nicholas and Brianna Hatfield, Alexis, Braden, and Victoria Schrimpf, Jake, Shane, and Victoria Hyndman, Bryce, Caleb, and Grant Phillips, and Abigail, Lucas, and Nicholas Davis; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Bob Schrimpf, and we extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Bob Schrimpf as an expression of our deepest sympathy.