Full Text of SR2342 99th 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. "Bob" Grazier of Wadsworth, who | 4 | | passed away on October 21, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Robert Grazier was born on December 2, 1930 in | 6 | | Millheim, Pennsylvania; his parents were Russell P. Grazier and | 7 | | Bertha Grazier; he married Mary Ann Tiernan on September 8, | 8 | | 1951 in Holy Rosary Church in North Chicago; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Robert Grazier attended Miles Township schools, | 10 | | where he graduated in May of 1948; after graduation, he joined | 11 | | the United States Air Force; after completing basic training in | 12 | | Texas, he was assigned to Chanute Air Force Base in Rantoul, | 13 | | where he was assigned as an aircraft engine mechanic; he also | 14 | | served at Westover Air Force Base in Massachusetts and Hickam | 15 | | Air Force Base in Hawaii; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, After his military service, Robert Grazier and his | 17 | | wife moved back to Illinois; after working at Commonwealth | 18 | | Edison for a short time, he briefly owned and operated a | 19 | | trucking business; he was later employed by Dan Lodesky | 20 | | Trucking as a diesel mechanic for many years until his | 21 | | retirement in March of 1993; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Robert Grazier was a member of Our Lady of | 2 | | Humility Catholic Church, the Lake County Radio Control Club, | 3 | | and Teamsters Local 301; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Robert Grazier enjoyed building and customizing | 5 | | tanks and trailers; he built a motor home and many other things | 6 | | related to the trucking industry; he also enjoyed building his | 7 | | own flower boxes and a garden, as well as driving his Kubota | 8 | | tractors; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Robert Grazier was preceded in death by his sons, | 10 | | Barry J. Grazier and James R. Grazier; his parents; his | 11 | | brother, Don Grazier; his son-in-law, Jim Grazier; and his | 12 | | mother-in-law and father-in-law, Frank and Clara Tiernan; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Robert Grazier is survived by his loving wife of | 14 | | 65 years, Mary Ann Grazier; his children, Kenneth (Diane) | 15 | | Grazier, Thomas (Susan) Grazier, and Dianne (Gerald) | 16 | | Richardson; his daughter-in-law, Heather Grazier; his | 17 | | grandchildren, Jeremy (Laura) Grazier, Jennifer (Dan) Resch, | 18 | | Robert J. (Sharon) Grazier, Christopher (Stephanie) Grazier, | 19 | | Rebecca Grazier, Michelle (Justin) Dosser, Amanda (Justin) | 20 | | Thompson, Matthew Richardson, Adam Grazier, Alec Grazier, and | 21 | | Danielle Grazier; his great-grandchildren, Isaac Resch, | 22 | | Abigail Grazier, Audrey Grazier, and Alison Grazier; his | 23 | | brothers, David (Connie) Grazier and Edwin (Rhena) Grazier; and |
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| 1 | | many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 3 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 4 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Robert L. "Bob" | 5 | | Grazier; and be it further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to the family of Robert Grazier as an expression of | 8 | | our sympathy.
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