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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 M. "Bob" Loter of Hamilton, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on February 14, 2023; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Bob Loter was born to George W. and Cathrine E. | ||||||
| 6 | (Leeper) Loter in Keokuk, Iowa on December 6, 1938; he | ||||||
| 7 | graduated from Warsaw High School in 1956; he served in the | ||||||
| 8 | U.S. Army in California and Korea, and he was honorably | ||||||
| 9 | discharged in February 1959; he married Judith A. (Frakes) | ||||||
| 10 | Davis on November 4, 1960; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, After returning home, Bob Loter worked at the | ||||||
| 12 | Warsaw Battery Factory and Keokuk Electric Metals; he was | ||||||
| 13 | employed by General Mills in Keokuk in 1966; he retired from | ||||||
| 14 | Ogilvie Mills in 1985; he went to work for Dallas City and | ||||||
| 15 | Keokuk Homestore Lumber Yards, retiring in 2009; he also | ||||||
| 16 | delivered the Daily Gate City Newspaper in Warsaw for over six | ||||||
| 17 | years; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Growing up, Bob Loter was a member of Sacred | ||||||
| 19 | Heart Catholic Church in Warsaw, where he served as an altar | ||||||
| 20 | boy for six years; at the time of his passing, he was an active | ||||||
| 21 | member of the Church of All Saints in Keokuk; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Bob Loter enjoyed roller skating and riding his | ||||||
| 2 | bike; he was known for his carpentry skills, and he made | ||||||
| 3 | several pieces of furniture for his older granddaughters; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Bob Loter was preceded in death by his parents; | ||||||
| 5 | his brother, Richard Loter; his sister, Patricia Loter; and | ||||||
| 6 | his brother in infancy; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Bob Loter is survived by his wife of 63 years, | ||||||
| 8 | Judith; his daughters, Jackie Householder and Leisa (Jerry) | ||||||
| 9 | McCredie; his son, Todd W. Loter; his nine grandchildren; his | ||||||
| 10 | 18 great-grandchildren; his three great-great-grandchildren, | ||||||
| 11 | with two on the way; and his sister, Sharon Loter; therefore, | ||||||
| 12 | be it
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| 13 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
| 14 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
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| 15 | Robert M. "Bob" Loter and extend our sincere
condolences to | ||||||
| 16 | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be it | ||||||
| 17 | further
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| 18 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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| 19 | presented to the family of Bob Loter as an expression of
our | ||||||
| 20 | deepest sympathy.
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