Full Text of SR1880 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 L. Bowman of Rock Island, who | 4 | | passed away on May 9, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Robert Bowman was born on February 7, 1921 in Rock | 6 | | Island; his parents were William L. and Lulu Bowman; he married | 7 | | Glenna Eilleen Morris on September 14, 1946 in Rock Island; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Robert Bowman was a World War II veteran, having | 9 | | served with the United States Army in the Pacific Theatre; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Robert Bowman was a truck driver with Consolidated | 11 | | Freightways for many years until his retirement in 1981; in | 12 | | earlier years, he worked at Chippiannock Cemetery; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Robert Bowman was a member of the Veterans of | 14 | | Foreign Wars, the Teamsters, and Gloria Dei Presbyterian Church | 15 | | in Rock Island; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Robert Bowman enjoyed working in his garage, | 17 | | repairing all sorts of things, building go-carts for his | 18 | | daughter and other neighborhood kids, canoeing, sailing, and | 19 | | cars, especially his Mazda Miata; roller skating held an | 20 | | important place in his heart, having met his future wife, |
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| 1 | | Glenna, while skating at the various roller skating rinks of | 2 | | the area during the 1930s and 1940s; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Robert Bowman was preceded in death by his wife, | 4 | | Glenna; his parents; his brother, James; and his sister, Doris | 5 | | Moran; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Robert Bowman is survived by his daughter and | 7 | | son-in-law, Patricia and Kent Ferris; his granddaughter and her | 8 | | husband, Megan and Austin Reynolds; and many nieces and | 9 | | nephews; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 12 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Robert L. Bowman; and | 13 | | be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Robert Bowman as an expression of | 16 | | our sympathy.
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