Bill Text: IL SR2080 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Robert L. "Bob" Ries of Rock Island.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-11-15 - Resolution Adopted [SR2080 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR2080-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. "Bob" Ries of Rock Island, who | ||||||
4 | passed away on October 1, 2018; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Bob Ries was born in Sterling to Louis A. and | ||||||
6 | Esther M. Kiesel Ries on October 22, 1933; he graduated from | ||||||
7 | Rock Island High School and earned a bachelor's degree in | ||||||
8 | engineering from Bradley University; he was a veteran of the | ||||||
9 | United States Army; he married Mary Lou Stribley in Paris, | ||||||
10 | Illinois on March 6, 1955; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Bob Ries worked as a service manager for AT&T for | ||||||
12 | over 30 years; after his retirement, he worked at KONE for over | ||||||
13 | ten years; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Bob Ries was active with the Corn Belt Running | ||||||
15 | Club in Davenport; he served as a committee chair for the | ||||||
16 | Junior-Bix and Quad Cities Marathon for 20 years; he had a | ||||||
17 | passion for volunteering at Niabi Zoo, where he served as an | ||||||
18 | animal handler, educator, and interpreter; he enjoyed | ||||||
19 | woodworking, gardening, and spending time with his family, | ||||||
20 | especially his grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and
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21 | WHEREAS, Bob Ries was preceded in death by his parents and |
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1 | his brother, James A. Ries; and
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2 | WHEREAS, Bob Ries is survived by his wife, Mary Lou; his | ||||||
3 | children, Jim (Deb) Ries, Johnna (Tom) Anderson, and Sue | ||||||
4 | (Chris) Propst; his grandchildren, Amanda (Pat) Mitton, | ||||||
5 | Kirsten (Austin Flyger) Propst, Jake (Sarah) Anderson, Michael | ||||||
6 | (Jessica) Ries, and Christopher (Violet) Propst; and his | ||||||
7 | great-grandchildren, Ries and Mason Mitton, Jamison and Colton | ||||||
8 | Ries, Savannah Anderson, and Norah Flyger; therefore, be it
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9 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
10 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
11 | Robert L. "Bob" Ries 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 Bob Ries as an expression of our | ||||||
16 | deepest sympathy.
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