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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 J. "Bobby" Swiney of Taylorville,  | 
| 4 |  | who passed away on April 30, 2017; and   | 
| 5 |  |     WHEREAS, Robert Swiney was born in Taylorville to Donald H.  | 
| 6 |  | "Pete" and Teresa (Stout/Timmerman) Swiney on June 12, 1969; he  | 
| 7 |  | graduated from Taylorville High School in 1987; he played in  | 
| 8 |  | the band while in high school and worked at the Lakeshore Golf  | 
| 9 |  | Course; he  graduated from Eastern Illinois University with a  | 
| 10 |  | degree in political science and journalism; he earned his  law  | 
| 11 |  | degree from Oklahoma City University in 1995 and was admitted  | 
| 12 |  | into the Illinois Bar in November of that same year; and
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| 13 |  |     WHEREAS, Robert Swiney was a member of St. Mary Catholic  | 
| 14 |  | Church, Knights of Columbus Council 2120 in Taylorville, the  | 
| 15 |  | Edwin Corpin American Legion Post 905 in  Kincaid,  and the
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| 16 |  | Illinois Bar Association; and
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| 17 |  |     WHEREAS, Robert Swiney worked as a public defender in  | 
| 18 |  | Shelby County and as a  conflict public defender in Christian  | 
| 19 |  | County; he also owned his own private
law practice and  | 
| 20 |  | performed legal work for collection firms; and
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| 21 |  |     WHEREAS, Robert Swiney was preceded in death by his father,  | 
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| 1 |  | Donald; his grandparents; and his uncle, Bill Timmerman; and
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| 2 |  |     WHEREAS, Robert Swiney is survived by his mother, Teresa;  | 
| 3 |  | his brother, Donald H. II (Dawn)
Swiney; his niece and nephews,  | 
| 4 |  | Rachel Swiney, Stephen (Layney) Swiney, and Scott Swiney; his  | 
| 5 |  | great-nieces and nephew, Adalyn Swiney, Emersyn Swiney, and  | 
| 6 |  | Westyn Swiney; his aunts and uncles, Becky (Gene) Edwards,  | 
| 7 |  | Bruce (Debbie) Timmerman, Mark (Mary) Timmerman, Betty  | 
| 8 |  | Heninger, Leo T. (Kay) Swiney, Duane Swiney, Helen Bricker,  | 
| 9 |  | Paul (Andi) Swiney, Janet Stephens, Kathy (Robert) Ricci, Leah  | 
| 10 |  | (Bill) Kuntz, and Sharron Cottrell; and
his great-aunt, Rosalie  | 
| 11 |  | Gorden; therefore, be it
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| 12 |  |     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL  | 
| 13 |  | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of  | 
| 14 |  | Robert J. "Bobby" Swiney, and extend our sincere condolences to  | 
| 15 |  | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it  | 
| 16 |  | further   | 
| 17 |  |     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be  | 
| 18 |  | presented to the family of Robert Swiney as an expression of  | 
| 19 |  | our deepest sympathy.
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