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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 former State Representative Robert L. |
| 4 | | "Bob" Bergman of Palatine, who passed away on November 29, |
| 5 | | 2013; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Robert Bergman was born on November 10, 1948 in |
| 7 | | Elgin; his parents were Vernon and Marion (nee Luerssen) |
| 8 | | Bergman; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Robert Bergman was a graduate of Palatine High |
| 10 | | School; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, Robert Bergman and his father worked together in |
| 12 | | the family trucking business, Bergman Trucking; he was later |
| 13 | | elected to serve as Palatine Township Highway Commissioner, a |
| 14 | | position he held for 24 years; he subsequently worked for the |
| 15 | | Illinois Secretary of State and served as an Illinois State |
| 16 | | Representative for one term; following his service to the State |
| 17 | | of Illinois, he worked for Arrow Road Construction, where he |
| 18 | | remained until the time of his retirement in 2012, all the |
| 19 | | while maintaining local political consultation and campaign |
| 20 | | management; and
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| 21 | | WHEREAS, Robert Bergman was preceded in death by his |
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| 1 | | mother, Marion, and his brother, John Bergman; and
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Robert Bergman is survived by his dear father, |
| 3 | | Vernon Bergman; his children, Jessica, Robert, and Daniel |
| 4 | | Bergman and Jennifer Schwartz; his grandchildren, Annabelle |
| 5 | | and Riley Bergman, Malcolm and Dominic Filichia, and Griffin |
| 6 | | and Hunter Schwartz; his siblings, Daniel (Gayle) and Tom (Lis) |
| 7 | | Bergman; and his nieces and nephews, Cari, Amanda, Katie, |
| 8 | | Thomas. Kathy, Karla, Derik, and Shane; therefore, be it
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| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL |
| 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his |
| 11 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of former State |
| 12 | | Representative Robert L. "Bob" Bergman; and be it further
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| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 14 | | presented to the family of Robert Bergman as an expression of |
| 15 | | our sympathy.
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