Bill Text: IL SR0137 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Bolingbrook's second mayor, Robert Schanks.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-03-07 - Resolution Adopted [SR0137 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SR0137-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 "Bob" Schanks of Bolingbrook, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on February 17, 2013; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Bob Schanks was one of the "founding fathers" of | ||||||
| 6 | the Village of Bolingbrook, incorporating in 1965; he was | ||||||
| 7 | instrumental in launching a village-based police and fire | ||||||
| 8 | department and would park the first Bolingbrook police car in | ||||||
| 9 | his garage and go door-to-door selling raffle tickets to buy | ||||||
| 10 | the city's first fire equipment; he served as a trustee on the | ||||||
| 11 | village's first elected board before being appointed interim | ||||||
| 12 | mayor in 1967; he would later be elected mayor in 1969 and | ||||||
| 13 | retain that position until 1973; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Bob Schanks and his family settled in the newly | ||||||
| 15 | constructed Westbury subdivision in 1961; he worked for ComEd | ||||||
| 16 | in construction services and joined the Bolingbrook Home Owners | ||||||
| 17 | Association; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Bob Schanks was preceded in death by his sister, | ||||||
| 19 | Marilyn "Jean" Mitchell; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Bob Schanks is survived by his children, Jeffrey | ||||||
| 21 | (Pamela), Jerome (Donna), Timothy (Kathy), Joel (Miranda), and | ||||||
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| 1 | Daniel (Candy); his former wife, Patricia; his 12 | ||||||
| 2 | grandchildren; his 3 great-grandchildren; and his brother, | ||||||
| 3 | Harold (Joan) Schanks; therefore, be it
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| 4 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 5 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 6 | former Bolingbrook mayor Bob Schanks, and we extend our sincere | ||||||
| 7 | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | ||||||
| 8 | him; and be it further
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| 9 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 10 | presented to the family of Bob Schanks as an expression of our | ||||||
| 11 | deepest sympathy.
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