Bill Text: IL SR0268 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Robert Waldo Frantz of Huntley.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-04-16 - Resolution Adopted [SR0268 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR0268-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 Waldo "Bob" Frantz of Huntley, who | ||||||
4 | passed away on November 14, 2014; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Bob Frantz was born in Kansas City, Missouri on | ||||||
6 | August 5, 1926 to Olna and Leita (nee Rhoads) Frantz; he | ||||||
7 | married Ruth in 1949 in Kansas City, Missouri; he served in the | ||||||
8 | United States Army; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Bob Frantz worked for Motorola in microwave | ||||||
10 | communications; he was a Roselle board member and was elected | ||||||
11 | Mayor of Roselle in 1969; later, he was employed by Santa Fe | ||||||
12 | Railroad and MCI; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Bob Frantz had a longtime passion for private | ||||||
14 | flying and owned 7 different airplanes at various times, most | ||||||
15 | recently a Piper Arrow 6398C; he was proud to have received the | ||||||
16 | FAA Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award in 2013; his flying | ||||||
17 | career included over 7,500 hours and Private, Commercial, | ||||||
18 | Instrument, Seaplane, Multiengine, and ATP ratings; he flew all | ||||||
19 | over the United States and to many other countries; he enjoyed | ||||||
20 | long time active membership in the Northeast Pilots | ||||||
21 | Association, the Illinois Pilots Association, and the United | ||||||
22 | States Pilots Association; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Bob Frantz was preceded in death by his son, | ||||||
2 | Randall David Frantz, and his sisters, Mildred deVries, Dorothy | ||||||
3 | (Joseph) Hawkins, and Marilyn Burke; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Bob Frantz is survived by his wife of 65 years, | ||||||
5 | Ruth Ellen (Ellis) Frantz; his children, Margaret Gail (Chuck) | ||||||
6 | Elmer, Robert Gregory Frantz, and Shirley Jean Frantz; his | ||||||
7 | grandchildren, Matthias Elmer, Theodore Elmer, and Christopher | ||||||
8 | Elmer; his brother-in-law, Albert (Donna) Ellis; and several | ||||||
9 | nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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10 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
11 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
12 | Robert Waldo "Bob" Frantz, and extend our sincere condolences | ||||||
13 | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | ||||||
14 | it further
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15 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
16 | presented to the family of Bob Frantz as an expression of our | ||||||
17 | deepest sympathy.
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