Bill Text: IL SR0209 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the passing of former U.S. Representative Robert T. "Bobby" Schilling.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-04-15 - Resolution Adopted [SR0209 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SR0209-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 former U.S. Representative Robert T. | ||||||
4 | "Bobby" Schilling of Le Claire, Iowa, who passed away on April | ||||||
5 | 6, 2021; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Rep. Schilling was born in Rock Island to Francis | ||||||
7 | and Patricia (Kilgore) Schilling on January 23, 1964; he was | ||||||
8 | raised in Rock Island; he graduated from Alleman Catholic High | ||||||
9 | School, where he played football and was named homecoming | ||||||
10 | king; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Rep. Schilling worked at MacMillan Bloedel | ||||||
12 | Container Corporation of America, where he served as a union | ||||||
13 | steward in the International Paperworkers Union; he then | ||||||
14 | became an insurance agent and financial planner for Prudential | ||||||
15 | Insurance, where he ranked 525 out of 10,000 agents and served | ||||||
16 | as the treasurer of his local United Food and Commercial | ||||||
17 | Workers Union; he started St. Giuseppe's Heavenly Pizza with | ||||||
18 | his family in 1996, and 25 years later, the family is preparing | ||||||
19 | to open their fourth location in Comanche, Iowa; and
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20 | WHEREAS, Rep. Schilling decided to make a long shot bid | ||||||
21 | for U.S. Congress in Illinois' 17th District in 2009; despite | ||||||
22 | the odds, he was successful in his campaign and defeated |
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1 | Congressman Phil Hare by more than 10 points in 2010; he | ||||||
2 | represented the 17th District in the 112th Congress from | ||||||
3 | January 3, 2011 to January 3, 2013; and
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4 | WHEREAS, As a member of Congress, Rep. Schilling was | ||||||
5 | willing to work across the aisle to meet the needs of his | ||||||
6 | district; he prioritized the rebuilding of the I-74 bridge and | ||||||
7 | even brought Secretary of Transportation under President | ||||||
8 | Barack Obama, Ray LaHood, to inspect the bridge; he worked | ||||||
9 | with Democratic colleagues to secure key provisions to help | ||||||
10 | the Rock Island Arsenal in the National Defense Authorization | ||||||
11 | Act; he also prioritized veterans by introducing legislation | ||||||
12 | that expanded their health care access by allowing them to get | ||||||
13 | care from any hospital in America, not just VA clinics, which | ||||||
14 | eventually became law; he was passionate about the pre-born | ||||||
15 | and supported every piece of pro-life legislation he could; | ||||||
16 | and
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17 | WHEREAS, Rep. Schilling was deeply committed to his | ||||||
18 | Catholic faith; he loved his family and dedicated his life to | ||||||
19 | them; he showed love for his family through work and | ||||||
20 | sacrifice, including building two homes from the ground up for | ||||||
21 | his family; he enjoyed taking on challenges and proving his | ||||||
22 | doubters wrong; he loved the United States and felt privileged | ||||||
23 | to be an American; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Rep. Schilling was preceded in death by his | ||||||
2 | parents; and
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3 | WHEREAS, Rep. Schilling is survived by his wife of 35 | ||||||
4 | years, Christie; his children, Terry (Katie), Aaron (Kiki), | ||||||
5 | Levi (Amanda), Joe (Ashley), Isabel (Austin Ryan), Rachel | ||||||
6 | (Kidd Causemaker), Olivia, Sam, Sophia, and Tony; his | ||||||
7 | grandchildren, Grace, Reagan, Bobby, Max, Peter, Gianna, TJ, | ||||||
8 | Daniel, Evelyn, Julia, Hank, Edward, Gus, and Ruth; his | ||||||
9 | siblings, Richard, Michael, Dawn, and William; and three | ||||||
10 | pre-born grandchildren; therefore, be it
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11 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | ||||||
12 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
13 | former U.S. Representative Robert T. "Bobby" Schilling and | ||||||
14 | extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all | ||||||
15 | who knew and loved him; and be it further
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16 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
17 | presented to the family of Rep. Schilling as an expression of | ||||||
18 | our deepest sympathy.
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