Full Text of SR0867 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Roy E. Robinson of Springfield, who | 4 | | passed away on February 1, 2024; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Roy Robinson was born in Plattsburg, New York to | 6 | | Irvin and Mildred Robinson on March 8, 1927; he graduated from | 7 | | Champlain Central High School; he served in the U.S. Navy | 8 | | during World War II aboard the USS Wisconsin battleship; he | 9 | | graduated from Syracuse University in 1950, where he was a | 10 | | member of the Sigma Pi Fraternity; he married Harriet F. True | 11 | | in Syracuse, New York in 1951; he received his CPCU | 12 | | designation (Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter) in | 13 | | 1960 and his CAE (Certified Association Executive) in 1975; | 14 | | and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Roy Robinson worked as a special agent for the | 16 | | Transamerica Insurance Company for several years in Syracuse, | 17 | | New York and was the executive director of the Independent | 18 | | Insurance Agents of Illinois for 20 years; he retired in 1990; | 19 | | and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Roy Robinson was past president of CPCU Chapters | 21 | | in Syracuse, New York and Bloomington, past president of the | 22 | | Illinois Society of Association Executives, and past president |
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| 1 | | of the Independent Agents Association Executives; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Roy Robinson was a member of Springfield First | 3 | | United Methodist Church, the IBT Sunday School Class, the | 4 | | Chapel Church at Mesa Spirit, Arizona, the Chatham Masonic | 5 | | Lodge #523, the Ansar Shrine Parade Group, the Ansar Patrol, | 6 | | and the Ansar Retiree Club; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Roy Robinson and his wife lived in Chatham for 30 | 8 | | years; during retirement, he and his wife spent 23 winters in | 9 | | Mesa, Arizona; he enjoyed playing golf and watching all | 10 | | sports, specifically his beloved Chicago Cubs; he also enjoyed | 11 | | playing cards, traveling, and spending time with his family; | 12 | | and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Roy Robinson was honored to attend the September | 14 | | 2011 Land of Lincoln Honor Flight to Washington D.C.; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Roy Robinson is survived by his wife of 72 years, | 16 | | Harriet; his sons, Bruce (Delaine), Gary (Maria), and Roy Jr. | 17 | | (Jill); six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren with | 18 | | two more on the way; therefore, be it | 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 20 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 21 | | Roy E. Robinson and extend our sincere condolences to his |
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| 1 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 2 | | further | 3 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 | | presented to the family of Roy Robinson as an expression of our | 5 | | deepest sympathy. |
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