Full Text of SR0124 94th General Assembly
SR0124 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| learned with regret of the death of Robert E. Sipp of rural | 4 |
| Cambridge on Saturday, March 12, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born on February 27, 1940, in Peoria to | 6 |
| Earl and Elsie (Traub) Sipp; he was a graduate of Dunlap High | 7 |
| School and the University of Illinois; he served in the U.S. | 8 |
| National Guard; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Sipp married Sharon K. Mankle on May 19, 1963, | 10 |
| in Peoria; he was a farm manager for Doane Agriculture in | 11 |
| Champaign from 1963 to 1971; he farmed in rural Cambridge for | 12 |
| many years, and most recently, he was a financial broker with | 13 |
| ADM; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a member of Concordia Lutheran Church, the | 15 |
| Cambridge High School Board for 12 years, serving as president | 16 |
| for 5 years, and was a Church Council member of Cambridge | 17 |
| Lutheran Church; he was selected Outstanding Farmer of the Year | 18 |
| and currently was Burns Township road commissioner and a member | 19 |
| of Valley View Country Club in Cambridge; he enjoyed horses, | 20 |
| golfing, and helping his children; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Robert E. Sipp has been deeply felt | 22 |
| by many, especially his wife, Sharon; his daughter, Mrs. Greg | 23 |
| (Michelle) McKenzie; his sons, Tim (Monica) Sipp, Tom (Staci) | 24 |
| Sipp, and Toby (Katherine) Sipp; his mother, Elsie Sipp; his | 25 |
| grandchildren, Ashley and Channing McKenzie, Alexis and Caleb | 26 |
| Sipp, and Abigail Sipp; his brothers, Jim (Debbie) Sipp and | 27 |
| Bill (Julie) Sipp; and his sister, Mrs. Don (Kathy) Kindilien; | 28 |
| he was preceded in death by his father ; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 30 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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| Robert E. Sipp, and we extend our deepest sympathy to his | 2 |
| family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 3 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our sincere | 6 |
| condolences.
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