Full Text of SR0344 95th General Assembly
SR0344 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| hear of the death of
Robert Graul of Alton, who passed away on | 4 |
| August 31, 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, Robert Graul was born on September 19, 1912, in | 6 |
| Alton; his parents were Philip C. and Ruth P. (Jacoby) Graul; | 7 |
| he married Isabel C. Fundel on March 14, 1936 in Alton; and
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| WHEREAS, Robert Graul attended Alton schools and was a | 9 |
| graduate of Alton High; he received his bachelor's degree in | 10 |
| chemistry from Shurtleff College; and
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| WHEREAS, Robert Graul worked for The Telegraph newspaper | 12 |
| for 41 years, retiring in 1977; and he served his country | 13 |
| during the Second World War in the United States Coast Guard; | 14 |
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| WHEREAS, Robert Graul was a member of the Evangelical | 16 |
| United Church of Christ in Godfrey, where he participated as a | 17 |
| choir member; he was instrumental in the founding of the Alton | 18 |
| Museum of History and Art; he was a charter member of the Alton | 19 |
| Kiwanis Club; he had a passion for photography and had | 20 |
| documented numerous weddings and other special occasions; he | 21 |
| was especially proud of photographing the construction of the |
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| original Lock and Dam 26 and its replacement, as well as the | 2 |
| demolition of the old Clark Bridge and the construction of the | 3 |
| new bridge; and he enjoyed woodworking and was an avid river | 4 |
| historian; and
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| WHEREAS, Robert Graul was preceded in death by his wife, | 6 |
| Isabel; his parents; and his brother, William Graul; and | 7 |
| WHEREAS, Robert Graul is survived by his son and | 8 |
| daughter-in-law, Tim and Barb Graul; his daughters and | 9 |
| sons-in-law, Ginger and Ron Dalton, Barb and Dennis Hammond, | 10 |
| and Jeanne Truckey; his grandchildren and their spouses, Ann | 11 |
| Graul and Eduardo Valencia, Eric and Erika Graul, Cindy Dalton | 12 |
| and Mike Borts, Jeff and Christie Dalton, Christy and Justin | 13 |
| Pierce, Laura Hammond, Karen Truckey, and Sarah Truckey; his | 14 |
| great-grandchildren, Ines and Oscar Valencia Graul and Amelia | 15 |
| and Anders Graul; his sister, Marjorie Howe; his former | 16 |
| son-in-law, Bill Truckey; his nieces and nephews; his cousin; | 17 |
| and his other extended family and friends; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 19 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 20 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Robert Graul; and be it | 21 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to the family of Robert Graul as an expression of
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| sympathy.
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