Bill Text: IL SR0970 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Robert Ray "Bob" Holmes Sr.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-05-02 - Resolution Adopted [SR0970 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR0970-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
| 3 | to learn of the death of Robert Ray "Bob" Holmes Sr., who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on April 24, 2024; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Bob Holmes was born to Lowell Ray and Julia | ||||||
| 6 | Savanna (Newell) Holmes in rural Creal Springs on March 2, | ||||||
| 7 | 1942; he married Geraldine "Geri" Lucas on May 3, 1963, and she | ||||||
| 8 | preceded him in death on September 6, 2007; he later married | ||||||
| 9 | Gailene "Gail" Harrelson on July 23, 2021; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Bob Holmes worked for the City of Harrisburg | ||||||
| 11 | Water Department before serving as road commissioner for | ||||||
| 12 | Harrisburg Township for eight years; he also formerly worked | ||||||
| 13 | for the Peabody Coal Company; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Bob Holmes served his community as a volunteer | ||||||
| 15 | fireman for 43 years and as chairman for the Saline County | ||||||
| 16 | Republican Committee; he was a booster of local athletics, | ||||||
| 17 | volunteering for Harrisburg Youth Athletics by building | ||||||
| 18 | athletic facilities, and the annual River-to-River Road Race; | ||||||
| 19 | and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Bob Holmes was a member of McKinley Avenue | ||||||
| 21 | Baptist Church, Quails Unlimited, and the Harrisburg Masonic | ||||||
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| 1 | Lodge #325, where he was a 32nd Degree Mason; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Bob Holmes was an avid hunter and outdoorsman, | ||||||
| 3 | and he enjoyed spending hours in the field hunting whitetail | ||||||
| 4 | deer or following behind his bird dogs; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Bob Holmes will be remembered for being loyal, | ||||||
| 6 | honest, and community-minded; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Bob Holmes was preceded in death by his parents; | ||||||
| 8 | his stepson, Troy Don Harrelson; his great-grandson, Michael | ||||||
| 9 | Robert Holmes; his grandson-in-law, Gonzalo Sabogal; and his | ||||||
| 10 | sister, Delia Alice "Deed" (Jean) Hollerson; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Bob Holmes is survived by his wife, Gail | ||||||
| 12 | Harrelson-Holmes; his children, Robert Ray (Joanne) Holmes Jr. | ||||||
| 13 | and Trena Lynn (Brent) Black; his stepchildren, Christina Ann | ||||||
| 14 | (Larry) Wheeler and Robert Glenn Harrelson; his | ||||||
| 15 | stepdaughter-in-law, Marie Harrelson; his grandchildren, | ||||||
| 16 | Rebecca, Amanda, Trenton, Sophia, Travis, Olivia, Colton, | ||||||
| 17 | Sheree, Dylan, Nicholas, Chelsea, Jacob, Tyler, and Angelica; | ||||||
| 18 | his great-grandchildren, Paizlee, Adilyn, Harper, Gianella, | ||||||
| 19 | Gunner, Lucas, Adien, Wallen, Arthur, and Connor; his | ||||||
| 20 | siblings, William Holmes, Betty (John) Parton, and Gary (Kim) | ||||||
| 21 | Holmes; and several nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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| 1 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
| 2 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 3 | Robert Ray "Bob" Holmes Sr. and extend our sincere condolences | ||||||
| 4 | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | ||||||
| 5 | it further
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