Full Text of SR1189 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 M. Bestor of rural East Moline, | 4 | | who passed away on October 31, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Robert Bestor was born in Geneseo on July 18, 1918 | 6 | | to Clyde and Verna Hornecker Bestor; he graduated from Geneseo | 7 | | High School and attended Culver-Stockton College in Canton, | 8 | | Missouri; he served as a First Lieutenant in the United States | 9 | | Marine Corp in the South Pacific during World War II; he | 10 | | married Irene Morgan in Pasadena, California on October 21, | 11 | | 1945; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Robert Bestor, along with his brother, Stan, owned | 13 | | and operated many businesses in and around Geneseo, including | 14 | | Bestor Brothers, an automotive dealership, and Geneseo Hotel, | 15 | | where they opened the Cellar Restaurant; they also developed | 16 | | many businesses on all 4 corners of the Geneseo exit of | 17 | | Interstate 80, including the Deck Gas & Oil and the Deck | 18 | | Restaurant & Motel, among others; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Robert Bestor enjoyed fishing, gardening, | 20 | | traveling, and working; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Robert Bestor was preceded in death by his wife, |
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| 1 | | Irene; his parents; his son, Jeffrey; and his brother, Stan; | 2 | | and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Robert Bestor is survived by his son, Greg Bestor; | 4 | | his daughter and son-in-law, Bonnie and Jack Morgan; his | 5 | | granddaughter, Kami Ramsgate; his 2 great-grandsons, Wyatt and | 6 | | Chase; his 3 step-grandchildren, Russell Morgan, Jackie | 7 | | Lorman, and Thomas Morgan; and numerous | 8 | | step-great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 11 | | Robert M. Bestor, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 12 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 13 | | further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Robert Bestor as an expression of | 16 | | our deepest sympathy.
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