Bill Text: IL SR0135 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Dr. Robert J. "Bob" Heaston of Naperville and Vienna, Virginia.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2009-03-12 - Resolution Adopted [SR0135 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-SR0135-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 Dr. Robert J. "Bob" Heaston of Naperville | ||||||
4 | and Vienna, Virginia, who passed away on February 20, 2009; and
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5 | WHEREAS, He was born March 3, 1931 in Kansas City, Kansas; | ||||||
6 | he received his B.S. and M.S. in chemical engineering from the | ||||||
7 | University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, and a PhD in chemical | ||||||
8 | engineering from Ohio State University in Columbus; and
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9 | WHEREAS, He attended the National War College in Washington | ||||||
10 | D.C.; he was a longtime civil servant in the Department of | ||||||
11 | Defense, and served for eight years as the Director of GACIAC | ||||||
12 | at the Illinois Institute of Technology Research Institute in | ||||||
13 | Chicago; and
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14 | WHEREAS, He was a faithful member of Christ Church of Oak | ||||||
15 | Brook and the Natural Philosophy Alliance (NPA); he loved to | ||||||
16 | write and enjoyed the intellectual pursuits of theoretical | ||||||
17 | physics, theology, psychology, and philosophy; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Dr. Heaston is survived by his true love, Joan | ||||||
19 | (Barnhisel) Heaston, whom he married December 29, 1956; he was | ||||||
20 | the loving father of John (Fran) Heaston, Barbara (Dan) Van Der | ||||||
21 | Werken, and Beth (Scott) Kanady; the loving "Papa" of Brittany, |
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1 | Bobby, Tori, Ben, Alee, Lauren, Bekah, Sarah, Rachel, and | ||||||
2 | Lizzy; the son of the late Buzz and Mildred Heaston; the dear | ||||||
3 | brother of Jean (Marvin) Andrews, Jim (the late Devonna) | ||||||
4 | Heaston, Bill (Jane) Heaston, Chuck (Lynn) Heaston, Buzz (Ann) | ||||||
5 | Heaston, and the late Jane (the late Roger) Walker; and the | ||||||
6 | fond uncle of many; therefore, be it
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7 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | ||||||
8 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | ||||||
9 | his family and friends, the passing of Dr. Robert "Bob" | ||||||
10 | Heaston; and be it further
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11 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
12 | presented to the family of Dr. Robert Heaston as a symbol of | ||||||
13 | our sincere sympathy.
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