Bill Text: IL SR1189 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Robert M. Bestor of rural East Moline.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2015-11-10 - Resolution Adopted [SR1189 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR1189-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 M. Bestor of rural East Moline, | ||||||
| 4 | who passed away on October 31, 2015; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Robert Bestor was born in Geneseo on July 18, 1918 | ||||||
| 6 | to Clyde and Verna Hornecker Bestor; he graduated from Geneseo | ||||||
| 7 | High School and attended Culver-Stockton College in Canton, | ||||||
| 8 | Missouri; he served as a First Lieutenant in the United States | ||||||
| 9 | Marine Corp in the South Pacific during World War II; he | ||||||
| 10 | married Irene Morgan in Pasadena, California on October 21, | ||||||
| 11 | 1945; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Robert Bestor, along with his brother, Stan, owned | ||||||
| 13 | and operated many businesses in and around Geneseo, including | ||||||
| 14 | Bestor Brothers, an automotive dealership, and Geneseo Hotel, | ||||||
| 15 | where they opened the Cellar Restaurant; they also developed | ||||||
| 16 | many businesses on all 4 corners of the Geneseo exit of | ||||||
| 17 | Interstate 80, including the Deck Gas & Oil and the Deck | ||||||
| 18 | Restaurant & Motel, among others; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Robert Bestor enjoyed fishing, gardening, | ||||||
| 20 | traveling, and working; and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, Robert Bestor was preceded in death by his wife, | ||||||
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| 1 | Irene; his parents; his son, Jeffrey; and his brother, Stan; | ||||||
| 2 | and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Robert Bestor is survived by his son, Greg Bestor; | ||||||
| 4 | his daughter and son-in-law, Bonnie and Jack Morgan; his | ||||||
| 5 | granddaughter, Kami Ramsgate; his 2 great-grandsons, Wyatt and | ||||||
| 6 | Chase; his 3 step-grandchildren, Russell Morgan, Jackie | ||||||
| 7 | Lorman, and Thomas Morgan; and numerous | ||||||
| 8 | step-great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
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| 9 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 10 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 11 | Robert M. Bestor, and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
| 12 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 13 | further
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| 14 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 15 | presented to the family of Robert Bestor as an expression of | ||||||
| 16 | our deepest sympathy.
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