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92_SR0561
LRB9218319KFkf
1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of
3 Illinois were saddened to learn of the death of Robert A.
4 Peters, Sr. of Aurora on November 6, 2002; and
5 WHEREAS, Mr. Peters was born on December 13, 1927 in
6 Aurora; and
7 WHEREAS, Mr. Peters was a life-long member of Holy Angels
8 Church; he was a graduate of Marmion Military Academy and
9 served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict;
10 after being honorably discharged, he graduated from the
11 University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Pharmacy; and
12 WHEREAS, Mr. Peters was employed as a pharmacist at
13 Plache Drug Company in Aurora; he later co-owned Town and
14 Country Pharmacy at West Plaza in Aurora, and eventually
15 became the sole owner until his retirement in 1994; and
16 WHEREAS, Mr. Peters was on the Board of Directors of
17 Merchants National Bank and the Aurora Chamber of Commerce
18 where he also served as Treasurer; he was a member of the
19 Knights of Columbus and the Moose Club; and
20 WHEREAS, His passing will be deeply felt by his friends
21 and family, especially his three children, Robert A.
22 (Theresa) Peters, Jr., Thomas A. Peters, and Mary Ann Peters;
23 his three grandchildren, Robert J. Peters, John J. Peters,
24 and Mary T. Peters; his brother, Frank A. Peters, Jr.; and
25 many nieces and nephews; and
26 WHEREAS, Mr. Peters was preceded in death by his wife,
27 Mary Jeanne Peters; his parents, Frank A. and Amalia Peters;
28 his three sisters, Laura Peters, Esther Soderberg, and
29 Cecelia Lincoln; and his brother, Joseph Peters; therefore,
30 be it
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1 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SECOND GENERAL
2 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the death of
3 Robert A. Peters, Sr. along with all who knew and loved him,
4 and extend our sincere condolences to his family and friends;
5 and be it further
6 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7 presented to the family of Robert A. Peters, Sr.