Full Text of SR0970 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 Robert Ray "Bob" Holmes Sr., who | 4 | | passed away on April 24, 2024; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Bob Holmes was born to Lowell Ray and Julia | 6 | | Savanna (Newell) Holmes in rural Creal Springs on March 2, | 7 | | 1942; he married Geraldine "Geri" Lucas on May 3, 1963, and she | 8 | | preceded him in death on September 6, 2007; he later married | 9 | | Gailene "Gail" Harrelson on July 23, 2021; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Bob Holmes worked for the City of Harrisburg | 11 | | Water Department before serving as road commissioner for | 12 | | Harrisburg Township for eight years; he also formerly worked | 13 | | for the Peabody Coal Company; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Bob Holmes served his community as a volunteer | 15 | | fireman for 43 years and as chairman for the Saline County | 16 | | Republican Committee; he was a booster of local athletics, | 17 | | volunteering for Harrisburg Youth Athletics by building | 18 | | athletic facilities, and the annual River-to-River Road Race; | 19 | | and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Bob Holmes was a member of McKinley Avenue | 21 | | Baptist Church, Quails Unlimited, and the Harrisburg Masonic |
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| 1 | | Lodge #325, where he was a 32nd Degree Mason; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Bob Holmes was an avid hunter and outdoorsman, | 3 | | and he enjoyed spending hours in the field hunting whitetail | 4 | | deer or following behind his bird dogs; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Bob Holmes will be remembered for being loyal, | 6 | | honest, and community-minded; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Bob Holmes was preceded in death by his parents; | 8 | | his stepson, Troy Don Harrelson; his great-grandson, Michael | 9 | | Robert Holmes; his grandson-in-law, Gonzalo Sabogal; and his | 10 | | sister, Delia Alice "Deed" (Jean) Hollerson; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Bob Holmes is survived by his wife, Gail | 12 | | Harrelson-Holmes; his children, Robert Ray (Joanne) Holmes Jr. | 13 | | and Trena Lynn (Brent) Black; his stepchildren, Christina Ann | 14 | | (Larry) Wheeler and Robert Glenn Harrelson; his | 15 | | stepdaughter-in-law, Marie Harrelson; his grandchildren, | 16 | | Rebecca, Amanda, Trenton, Sophia, Travis, Olivia, Colton, | 17 | | Sheree, Dylan, Nicholas, Chelsea, Jacob, Tyler, and Angelica; | 18 | | his great-grandchildren, Paizlee, Adilyn, Harper, Gianella, | 19 | | Gunner, Lucas, Adien, Wallen, Arthur, and Connor; his | 20 | | siblings, William Holmes, Betty (John) Parton, and Gary (Kim) | 21 | | Holmes; and several nieces and nephews; therefore, be it |
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 3 | | Robert Ray "Bob" Holmes Sr. and extend our sincere condolences | 4 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | 5 | | it further | 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to the family of Bob Holmes as an expression of our | 8 | | deepest sympathy. |
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