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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
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learn of the death of Maurice R. Roberts of Alton, who passed 
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away on July 29, 2009; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Maurice R. Roberts was born August 9, 1925, in 
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Alton, the son of the late Richard V. and Margaret C. (Schelle) 
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Roberts; he married the former Bernice T. Schmidt on November 
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8, 1947, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Alton; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was a graduate of Shurtleff College, receiving 
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his bachelors degree in 1950; he served in the United States 
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Navy Air Corps from 1943 until 1945; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was employed at Olin Corporation in sales and 
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marketing for 33 years, retiring in 1982; he later accepted an 
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appointment by Bishop McNicholas to serve as coordinator at 
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Marian Heights Apartments in Alton and served on its board; he 
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was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Alton, the St. 
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Vincent DePaul Society, and Alton Knights of Columbus, where he 
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was a Third Degree Knight; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents; his 
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brother, Dale Roberts; and his brother-in-law, Gale Aulabaugh; 
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and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, Maurice Roberts is survived by his wife, Bernice; 
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his 10 children and their spouses, Mike and Lisa Roberts, Fr. 
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Don Roberts, Debbie Roberts, Terri and Rick Martin, Jim and 
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Stacey Roberts, Jeff and Sandra Roberts, Jeanne and Joe 
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Hoefert, Marci and Eric Wendle, Andy Roberts and his friend, 
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Becky, and Mary and John Johnson; his 29 grandchildren; his six 
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great-grandchildren; and his sister, Marilyn (Roberts) 
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Aulabaugh; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
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his family and friends, the passing of Maurice R. Roberts; and 
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be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Maurice R. Roberts as a symbol of 
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our sincere sympathy.