Full Text of SR1204 099th 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 F. Toalson, who passed away on | 4 | | September 15, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Robert Toalson was born on September 7, 1932 in | 6 | | Dodge City, Kansas; his parents were Frank B. and Helen K. | 7 | | Toalson; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Robert Toalson graduated from the University of | 9 | | Kansas with a degree in political science in 1954; after | 10 | | graduation, he served with the United States Marine Corps as a | 11 | | commissioned officer from 1954 to 1957, serving in the First | 12 | | Marine Division and as an executive officer for a Marine | 13 | | Detachment Afloat aboard the USS Columbus; after his military | 14 | | service, he earned his master's degree in park and recreation | 15 | | administration from Indiana University in 1958; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, After completing a year as an intern in the | 17 | | Philadelphia park system, Robert Toalson moved to Oak Park, | 18 | | where he served as Director of Recreation for 11 years; in | 19 | | 1970, he became the general manager of the Champaign Park | 20 | | District; under his leadership, the National Park and | 21 | | Recreation Association's Gold Medal for Excellence was awarded | 22 | | once to Oak Park and 3 times to the Champaign Park District; in |
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| 1 | | both Oak Park and Champaign, he was awarded the title of | 2 | | Outstanding Citizen; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Robert Toalson served as president of the Illinois | 4 | | Park and Recreation Society, president of the National | 5 | | Recreation and Park Association, and founding member and | 6 | | president of the Academy for Parks and Recreation | 7 | | Administration; he also taught at Indiana University, the | 8 | | University of Illinois, and Oregon State University; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Robert Toalson was the co-author of | 10 | | "Administration of Recreation, Parks and Leisure Services" | 11 | | with Dr. Lynn Rodney, professor at the University of Oregon; | 12 | | and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Following his retirement, Robert Toalson served | 14 | | on the Board of Commissioners and as President of the Champaign | 15 | | County Forest Preserve District; he served as chairman of the | 16 | | Board of Directors of the United Way of Champaign County; he | 17 | | also served as president of the Champaign-Urbana Kiwanis Club | 18 | | and as a member of the Session at McKinley Presbyterian Church; | 19 | | and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Robert Toalson was preceded in death by his | 21 | | parents; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Robert Toalson is survived by his wife, Dianne; | 2 | | his daughter, Lauren Smith; his son, Mark Toalson; his | 3 | | grandchildren, Julia and William Smith, Kirby and Noah Toalson, | 4 | | and Christopher Toalson; his great-granddaughter, Isabelle | 5 | | Chamberlain; and his brother, William Toalson; therefore, be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 7 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 8 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Robert F. Toalson; and | 9 | | be it further
| 10 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 | | presented to the family of Robert Toalson as an expression of | 12 | | our sympathy.
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