Bill Text: IL SR0514 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Robert Donald Grahn of Hinsdale.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2010-01-13 - Resolution Adopted [SR0514 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-SR0514-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 Donald Grahn of Hinsdale, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on August 10, 2009; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Robert Grahn was born on October 2, 1922, in | ||||||
| 6 | Chicago; his parents were John and Lydia Grahn; in 1956, he | ||||||
| 7 | moved to Hinsdale with his wife, June; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, After graduating as an electrical engineer from | ||||||
| 9 | Purdue University, Robert Grahn served his country in the | ||||||
| 10 | United States Navy during World War II and the Korean War; | ||||||
| 11 | after his discharge, he worked as a design engineer for the | ||||||
| 12 | Sunbeam Corporation until his retirement in 1987; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Robert Grahn was an active member at the Christ | ||||||
| 14 | Lutheran Church in Clarendon Hills for more than 50 years, | ||||||
| 15 | having served on the church's council and as an usher | ||||||
| 16 | throughout the years; he was also an active member and past | ||||||
| 17 | commander of the American Legion Post #250 and participated in | ||||||
| 18 | many of the post's parades and ceremonies; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Robert Grahn enjoyed taking vacations in Lemon | ||||||
| 20 | Bay, Florida every year; he was well known in that area as an | ||||||
| 21 | aficionado of music from the 1940s; he particularly enjoyed | ||||||
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| 1 | Glen Miller's "Moonlight Serenade", to which he and June loved | ||||||
| 2 | to dance as they did during their high school days at Bowen | ||||||
| 3 | High School; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Robert Grahn is survived by his wife of 60 years, | ||||||
| 5 | June; his beloved sons, Daniel, Michael, Thomas (David), and | ||||||
| 6 | James (Mary Kay); his sister, Dorothy; his sister-in-law, | ||||||
| 7 | Rainey (Ron) Spiller; his nephews, Glenn (Patty) Spiller and | ||||||
| 8 | John Lorenz; his niece, Sue Lorenz; his great-nephews, Chris | ||||||
| 9 | (Heather) Lorenz and Scott (Gina) Lorenz; and his friend, Luke | ||||||
| 10 | Morton; therefore, be it
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| 11 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 12 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | ||||||
| 13 | his family and friends, the passing of Robert Donald Grahn; and | ||||||
| 14 | be it further
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| 15 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 16 | presented to the family of Robert Grahn as an expression of our | ||||||
| 17 | sympathy.
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