Bill Text: IL SR0113 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Robert Douglas "Rob" Aper of Normal.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-02-05 - Resolution Adopted [SR0113 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR0113-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
| 3 | learn of the death of Robert Douglas "Rob" Aper of Normal, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on January 24, 2015; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Robert Aper was born on September 7, 1970 in | ||||||
| 6 | Lincoln; his parents were Floyd and Gail Aper; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Robert Aper attended Illinois State University | ||||||
| 8 | before enlisting in the United States Army; he subsequently | ||||||
| 9 | served in Korea and in Operation Desert Storm; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, After his discharge from the Army, Robert Aper | ||||||
| 11 | served as a Corrections Officer for the McLean County Sheriff's | ||||||
| 12 | Office; he also worked as a Firefighter in Normal for 17 years; | ||||||
| 13 | and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Robert Aper served on the Board of the Bloomington | ||||||
| 15 | Cardinals Youth Football League and was a member of the | ||||||
| 16 | League's medical staff, where he helped create mandatory | ||||||
| 17 | concussion testing for all football players; he helped in the | ||||||
| 18 | library at Parkside Elementary School and served as a pin man | ||||||
| 19 | for wrestling, handing out pins to the wrestlers for their | ||||||
| 20 | achievements; he also coached the Bloomington-Normal Baseball | ||||||
| 21 | Association for many years; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Robert Aper is survived by 2 sons, Wil and RJ; his | ||||||
| 2 | parents; a brother, Lt. Col. Rick (Lori) Aper; his loving | ||||||
| 3 | partner, Julie Hopper; 5 nieces and nephews, Ryan Aper, David | ||||||
| 4 | Hanck, Kristin Aper, Kaylee Aper, and Michael Aper; and his | ||||||
| 5 | partner's children, Jordan (Patrick Drumm) Burns, Kailey | ||||||
| 6 | Burns, and Jake Correa; therefore, be it
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| 7 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 8 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | ||||||
| 9 | family and friends, mourn the passing of Robert Douglas "Rob" | ||||||
| 10 | Aper; and be it further
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| 11 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 12 | presented to the family of Robert Aper as an expression of our | ||||||
| 13 | sympathy.
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