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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate were saddened |
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| to learn of the death of Robert A. Lawless of Peoria on March |
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| 18, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Robert Lawless was born December 8, 1923 in Peoria |
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| to Harry and Anna Wolf Lawless; he was raised by his |
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| step-mother, Ethel Jennings, from age 9; he married Irene Parr |
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| on December 12, 1942 in Peoria; she preceded him in death in |
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| January 1977; and
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| WHEREAS, He later married Dorothy Schmidt on February 2, |
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| 1978; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Lawless was a World War II Army veteran; he |
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| owned and operated Lawless Plumbing and Heating in Bartonville; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, He served on the Bartonville Village Board for |
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| several terms and was a volunteer firefighter for the |
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| Bartonville Fire Department; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Lawless was a member of the Lions Club, Elks |
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| Lodge 20, and the Knights of Columbus; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Robert A. Lawless will be deeply |
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| felt by many, especially his wife, Dorothy; his daughters, |
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| Beverly (and Michael) Stender and Barbara Lawless; his |
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| stepdaughter, Linda Etaugh; his stepson, David (and Eileen) |
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| Etaugh; his two grandchildren; and his brother, Dick (and |
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| Lucille); and
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| WHEREAS, In addition to his first wife, Irene, he was |
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| preceded in death by one sister; therefore, be it
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