Bill Text: IL SR0105 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the passing of Robert E. "Bob" Rehse of Joy, formerly of Moline.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-10 - Resolution Adopted [SR0105 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR0105-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
3 | to learn of the death of Robert E. "Bob" Rehse of Joy, formerly | ||||||
4 | of Moline, who passed away on February 15, 2023; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Bob Rehse was born to William Benny and Ella | ||||||
6 | Therese (Thater) Rehse in Moline on October 12, 1941; he | ||||||
7 | attended McKinley Grade School in Moline; during his | ||||||
8 | childhood, he was very active in Boy Scouts, earning many | ||||||
9 | merit badges, awards, and medals, along with his older | ||||||
10 | brother, Bill, and their father, who was the scout leader; he | ||||||
11 | held many odd jobs in his youth, including rolling papers for | ||||||
12 | the rural routes at the Moline Dispatch during high school; he | ||||||
13 | graduated from Moline High School in 1959 and then studied to | ||||||
14 | become a tool and die maker; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Bob Rehse was employed at John Deere Harvester | ||||||
16 | Works for a few years before being drafted into the U.S. Army, | ||||||
17 | where he served as a Huey helicopter mechanic with the 1st | ||||||
18 | Cavalry Division (Airmobile) during the Vietnam War from 1965 | ||||||
19 | to 1967; he then resumed his job at John Deere, where he worked | ||||||
20 | for 42 years until his retirement in 2001; and
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21 | WHEREAS, Bob Rehse was a NASCAR fan and enjoyed watching | ||||||
22 | the races on TV; he also enjoyed watching cooking shows and the |
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1 | occasional football game; and
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2 | WHEREAS, Bob Rehse was preceded in death by his parents | ||||||
3 | and his brother; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Bob Rehse is survived by his niece, Traci (Brent) | ||||||
5 | Gonet and family, and his special friends, Mike and Christine | ||||||
6 | Frieden and family; therefore, be it
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7 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
8 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
9 | Robert E. "Bob" Rehse and extend our sincere condolences to | ||||||
10 | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
11 | further
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12 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
13 | presented to the family of Bob Rehse as an expression of our | ||||||
14 | deepest sympathy.
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