Full Text of SR0099 103rd 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 Robert W. "Bob" Vose of Springfield, | 4 | | who passed away on February 20, 2023; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Bob Vose was born in Springfield to John and | 6 | | Hedwig (Krebs) Vose on January 19, 1929; he attended Sacred | 7 | | Heart Grade School and Lanphier High School; he served in the | 8 | | U.S. Army; he married Virginia Vetter at Saints Peter & Paul | 9 | | Church in Springfield on May 2, 1953; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Bob Vose worked for the Illinois Ice Company, | 11 | | delivering ice for many years before becoming a City Water, | 12 | | Light, and Power meter reader, and later a stationary engineer | 13 | | for the State of Illinois; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Bob Vose was well known as "The Korndog King"; he | 15 | | and his brothers initially started selling Vose Corn Dogs at | 16 | | the Illinois State Fair in 1966; he and his wife, Virginia, | 17 | | continued Vose Fine Food for over 50 years; visiting the Vose | 18 | | Family Corn Dog stand continues to be a statewide annual | 19 | | tradition during the Illinois State Fair; he was given the | 20 | | Illinoisan of the Day Award in 2011 by the Illinois State Fair | 21 | | and was honored to be a grand marshal at the fair in 2017; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Bob Vose was a proud and active citizen, serving | 2 | | his country and his beloved city; he was the first city | 3 | | alderman elected to represent Ward 5 and continued to be an | 4 | | advocate for his ward and its residents long after his term of | 5 | | service expired; he was a member of the Oak Ridge Cemetery | 6 | | Foundation and was active in fundraising for the cemetery and | 7 | | responsible for Monument Avenue beautification improvements; | 8 | | and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Bob Vose was a generous man and donated his time, | 10 | | treasure, and talents to many local causes throughout his | 11 | | life; he loved playing the role of Santa Claus at the city | 12 | | recreation department and was a referee and umpire of high | 13 | | school sports for several years; he sponsored the annual | 14 | | Goodwill client Halloween and Christmas parties for 34 years; | 15 | | and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Bob Vose was a member of IBEW Local 193 for over | 17 | | 65 years; he was a lifelong member of St. Joseph Catholic | 18 | | Church and a proud north ender; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Bob Vose was preceded in death by his parents; | 20 | | his wife, Virginia; four brothers; and six sisters; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Bob Vose is survived by his children, Robert Vose | 22 | | Jr., Virginia (Mike) Geiger, Ronald (MaryBeth) Vose, Kenneth |
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| 1 | | (Roxann) Vose, Debra Vose, and Sandra (Robert) Orr; 14 | 2 | | grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; his brother, Harold | 3 | | (Jean) Vose; and several nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 5 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 6 | | Robert W. "Bob" Vose and extend our sincere condolences to his | 7 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 8 | | further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to the family of Bob Vose as an expression of our | 11 | | deepest sympathy.
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