Full Text of SR2350 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Robert "Bob" Robinson of Crystal Lake, | 4 | | who passed away on September 15, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Robert Robinson was born on March 1, 1933 in | 6 | | Crystal Lake; his parents were Robert and Mabel Robinson; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Robert Robinson attended St. Thomas Grade School | 8 | | and graduated from Crystal Lake Community High School in 1950; | 9 | | he later attended Beloit College; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Robert Robinson served in the United States Air | 11 | | Force; as a radar intercept officer, he flew the F-94 fighter | 12 | | jet; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Robert Robinson began his career in real estate in | 14 | | the 1960s, starting in sales management; he was a prominent | 15 | | member of several companies that developed the landscape of | 16 | | Crystal Lake during the 1960s and 1970s; he served as President | 17 | | of Sales and Marketing Council for the Greater Home Builders of | 18 | | Chicago, Algonquin Township Supervisor, member of the McHenry | 19 | | County Board of Supervisors, President of the Crystal Lake Park | 20 | | District, and board member of Crystal Lake Bank and Trust; he | 21 | | co-founded Brittany Builders, which developed several custom |
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| 1 | | home communities in McHenry County; he later began his own | 2 | | custom home building company, Raintree Builders, with his son | 3 | | Rob; after retiring from the home building business, he sold | 4 | | land and homes with Baird and Warner for 22 years; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Robert Robinson enjoyed attending dinner parties | 6 | | on Woodland Drive, hosting New Year's Day and Turkey Bowl | 7 | | parties, and watching the Chicago Cubs; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Robert Robinson was preceded in death by his | 9 | | parents; his sisters and their husbands, Margaret and James | 10 | | McNulty, Dorothy and Darrel West, and Pat and Richard Aston; | 11 | | and his former wife, Myra Burrell Robinson; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Robert Robinson is survived by his wife of 24 | 13 | | years, Kristi; his children, Rob (Cindy), Craig (Virginia), | 14 | | Lisa, and Jeff Robinson; his grandchildren, Christine, | 15 | | Nicholas, Jennifer, Nathan, Alexandra, Victoria, Roberta, | 16 | | Tayler, Emily, and Robert; his great-grandchildren; Jean, Tula | 17 | | Tina, Amelia, Jacob, Jocelyn, and Madilyn; and many nieces and | 18 | | nephews; therefore, be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 20 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 21 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Robert "Bob" Robinson; | 22 | | and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Robert Robinson as an expression of | 3 | | our sympathy.
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