Full Text of SR0784 101st 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 Scott Fuller, who passed away on | 4 | | September 13, 2019 at the age of 83; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Robert Fuller was born on February 12, 1936 to | 6 | | Lillian Faye and William Pope Fuller in Searcy, Arkansas and | 7 | | was lovingly referred to as "Bobby Scott" until his college | 8 | | years; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Robert Fuller graduated from Searcy High School in | 10 | | 1954 and Hendrix College in 1958; he then earned a Master of | 11 | | Arts from Union Theological Seminary in New York City; he | 12 | | attended Julliard School of Music, where he studied under | 13 | | Israeli-born composer Abraham Kaplan; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Robert Fuller had many notable achievements while | 15 | | in New York, including serving as assistant director of the | 16 | | Collegiate Chorale at Julliard and performing in the Chorale at | 17 | | Carnegie Hall with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra with | 18 | | Leonard Bernstein as conductor; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Robert Fuller was an accomplished pianist and | 20 | | choral director; he took those talents to Jonesboro High School | 21 | | in Arkansas, where he taught choral music for 14 years; he also |
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| 1 | | served as choral director for First United Methodist Church and | 2 | | First Baptist Church; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Robert Fuller taught summer courses at Southern | 4 | | Illinois University and then accepted a job as choral director | 5 | | at Oak Park and River Forest High School; he later became | 6 | | director of the Fine Arts Department until his retirement; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Robert Fuller founded the Heritage Chorale, a | 8 | | community choir for adults that continues his legacy; he served | 9 | | as a past-president of the Arkansas Choral Directors | 10 | | Association and the Illinois Chorale Directors Association; | 11 | | and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Robert Fuller and his wife took choirs from | 13 | | Jonesboro and OPRF on a performances tour to Europe every two | 14 | | years; the group would always tour Vienna, Austria, his | 15 | | favorite city; he and his wife would return to Vienna as often | 16 | | as possible, independently of the choir; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Robert Fuller walked with crutches after | 18 | | contracting polio as a 10th-grade student in 1951; however, he | 19 | | never let his physical handicap stop him; he was a passionate | 20 | | gardener, fisherman, and carpenter; his musical knowledge and | 21 | | ability drew interest to his classes, but students stayed | 22 | | because of his playful sense of humor and kindness; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Robert Fuller had such a lasting impact on his | 2 | | students that a reunion performance named Fuller Fest was | 3 | | organized in his honor; students travelled from all around the | 4 | | country to participate in a weekend-long event that culminated | 5 | | in a benefit concert; a scholarship dedicated to him has since | 6 | | been established to honor the beloved teacher and mentor that | 7 | | he was; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Robert Fuller was preceded in death by his parents | 9 | | and his infant twin siblings; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Robert Fuller is survived by his wife, Anita Hart | 11 | | Fuller; his children, Christopher Scott (Tina) Fuller and Karen | 12 | | Harrison Fuller; his grandchildren, Madison Fuller (Jonathan) | 13 | | Turner, Kennedy Blaise Keasler, Harrison Quinn Keasler, Zac | 14 | | Morgan, and Rheanna Morgan; his brother, Bill (Cheryl) Fuller; | 15 | | and his sister, Ruth Ann Fuller; therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 18 | | Robert Fuller and extend our sincere condolences to his family, | 19 | | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the family of Robert Fuller as an expression of |
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| 1 | | our deepest sympathy.
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