Bill Text: IL SR0836 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Bob G. Churchich of Edwardsville.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2012-11-29 - Resolution Adopted [SR0836 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-SR0836-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are deeply | ||||||
| 3 | saddened to learn of the death of Bob G. Churchich of | ||||||
| 4 | Edwardsville, who passed away on July 24, 2012; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Bob Churchich was born on September 7, 1928, in | ||||||
| 6 | Alton, to Nick and Helen Marie (Dugan) Churchich; he married | ||||||
| 7 | Jeanie Beiser on July 22, 1945; he married Ruth (Frey) Straube | ||||||
| 8 | on October 28, 1989; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Bob Churchich worked for the Standard Oil Company | ||||||
| 10 | in Wood River; in 1958, he was hired by the Alton Police | ||||||
| 11 | Department, serving as corporal, sergeant, and lieutenant; he | ||||||
| 12 | became police chief of Hartford in May 1980, and retired in | ||||||
| 13 | 1986; he was elected Madison County Sheriff in 1986, and | ||||||
| 14 | retired in 2002; he served on the Madison County Board from | ||||||
| 15 | 1984 to 1986; he was a member of St. Boniface Catholic Church | ||||||
| 16 | in Edwardsville; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Bob Churchich was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 18 | parents, Nick and Helen Churchich; his wife, Jeanie Beiser; and | ||||||
| 19 | his sister-in-law, Joan Accario; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Bob Churchich is survived by his wife, Ruth | ||||||
| 21 | Straube; his daughters, Carolyn (Tom) Fahnestock and Deborah | ||||||
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| 1 | (David) Williams; his grandchildren, Ann Marie (David) Voss, | ||||||
| 2 | Michael (Andrea) Fahnestock, and Timothy (Amy) Fahnestock; his | ||||||
| 3 | eight great-grandchildren; his three stepdaughters, Vicky | ||||||
| 4 | (Anthony) Audo, Irene (Joe) Mullenschlader, and Peggy (Steve) | ||||||
| 5 | Yates; his stepson, William L. Straube; his 11 | ||||||
| 6 | step-grandchildren; his 12 step-great-grandchildren; one | ||||||
| 7 | brother, Jim (Doris) Churchich; and his three brothers-in-law, | ||||||
| 8 | Michael Accario, Bob (Margaret) Frey, and Ray (Kay) | ||||||
| 9 | Fitzpatrick; therefore, be it
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| 10 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 11 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 12 | Bob Churchich, and we extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
| 13 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 14 | further
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| 15 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 16 | presented to his family as an expression of our sympathy.
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