Full Text of SR0607 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Dr. Robert "Bob" M. Moriarty, who | 4 | | passed away on April 6, 2021 at the age of 87; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Bob Moriarty was born to James and Mary (Cleary) | 6 | | Moriarty in New York City on October 9, 1933; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Bob Moriarty graduated with a Bachelor of Science | 8 | | degree from Fordham University in 1955; he received a PhD in | 9 | | Organic Chemistry from Princeton University in 1959; he | 10 | | completed postdoctoral research at both the University of | 11 | | Munich and Harvard University; other scholastic | 12 | | accomplishments include fellowships with the Fulbright | 13 | | Program, NIH, and NATO; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Bob Moriarty built a teaching and research career | 15 | | at the University of Illinois at Chicago; his latest title was | 16 | | professor emeritus; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Bob Moriarty was an international expert and | 18 | | leader on the subject of iodine chemistry; this expertise | 19 | | garnered him accolades from the American Chemical Society, | 20 | | including the 2005 Award for Creative Research and | 21 | | Applications of Iodine Chemistry; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Outside of academia, Bob Moriarty founded the | 2 | | pharmaceutical research company Steroids LTD in the 1980s; the | 3 | | company was purchased by United Therapeutics; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Bob Moriarty was also a sportsman and automobile | 5 | | enthusiast; he operated a second classroom at GingerMan | 6 | | Raceway in South Haven, Michigan where he taught driving | 7 | | lessons; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Bob Moriarty had a soft spot for rescue dogs; his | 9 | | compassionate kennel included Luke, Andy, Barton, Stetson, | 10 | | Austin, and Emma; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, At the time of his passing, Bob Moriarty resided | 12 | | in Michiana Shores, Indiana; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Bob Moriarty is survived by his wife, Mary; his | 14 | | children, Marie Castellano, Annika (Scott) Bruggeworth, and | 15 | | David Moriarty; his stepchildren, Shelley (John) Rousseau and | 16 | | Jennifer (Jeff) Appenzeller; and his seven grandchildren; | 17 | | therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 19 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 20 | | Dr. Robert M. Moriarty and extend our sincere condolences to |
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| 1 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 2 | | further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 | | presented to the family of Bob Moriarty an expression of our | 5 | | deepest sympathy.
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