Bill Text: IL SR1880 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Robert L. Bowman of Rock Island.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-05-19 - Resolution Adopted [SR1880 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR1880-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 L. Bowman of Rock Island, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on May 9, 2016; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Robert Bowman was born on February 7, 1921 in Rock | ||||||
| 6 | Island; his parents were William L. and Lulu Bowman; he married | ||||||
| 7 | Glenna Eilleen Morris on September 14, 1946 in Rock Island; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Robert Bowman was a World War II veteran, having | ||||||
| 9 | served with the United States Army in the Pacific Theatre; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Robert Bowman was a truck driver with Consolidated | ||||||
| 11 | Freightways for many years until his retirement in 1981; in | ||||||
| 12 | earlier years, he worked at Chippiannock Cemetery; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Robert Bowman was a member of the Veterans of | ||||||
| 14 | Foreign Wars, the Teamsters, and Gloria Dei Presbyterian Church | ||||||
| 15 | in Rock Island; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Robert Bowman enjoyed working in his garage, | ||||||
| 17 | repairing all sorts of things, building go-carts for his | ||||||
| 18 | daughter and other neighborhood kids, canoeing, sailing, and | ||||||
| 19 | cars, especially his Mazda Miata; roller skating held an | ||||||
| 20 | important place in his heart, having met his future wife, | ||||||
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| 1 | Glenna, while skating at the various roller skating rinks of | ||||||
| 2 | the area during the 1930s and 1940s; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Robert Bowman was preceded in death by his wife, | ||||||
| 4 | Glenna; his parents; his brother, James; and his sister, Doris | ||||||
| 5 | Moran; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Robert Bowman is survived by his daughter and | ||||||
| 7 | son-in-law, Patricia and Kent Ferris; his granddaughter and her | ||||||
| 8 | husband, Megan and Austin Reynolds; and many nieces and | ||||||
| 9 | 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, along with his | ||||||
| 12 | family and friends, mourn the passing of Robert L. Bowman; and | ||||||
| 13 | be it further
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| 14 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 15 | presented to the family of Robert Bowman as an expression of | ||||||
| 16 | our sympathy.
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