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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Robert K. "Lobo" Lane, Sr. of 
4Bloomington, who passed away on December 11, 2013; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Robert Lane, Sr. was born on April 18, 1927 in 
6Clinton to Martha Kunkel; he attended Watseka Grade School and 
7high school and graduated from the University of Illinois, 
8where he was a member of Beta Theta Pi and a nominee for Chief 
9Illiniwek; he served in the United Stats Navy; he married Joy 
10Chapman and then Edie Lane in 1968; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, Robert Lane, Sr. worked as an agent for Mass 
12Mutual for 56 years; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, Robert Lane, Sr. was a previous member of the 
14Bloomington Country Club, the Jaycees, Ducks Unlimited, the U 
15of I Quarterback Club, and the March of Dimes; he was an avid 
16duck hunter; and
  
 
17    WHEREAS, Robert Lane, Sr. was preceded in death by his 
18mother; his daughter, Sally; and the mother of his children, 
19Joy Chapman; and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, Robert Lane, Sr. is survived by his wife, Edie; 
 
 
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1his son, Robert K. (Joen) Lane, Jr.; his daughter, Cathy 
2(Stephen, Jr.) Horrell; his grandchildren, Stephen (Kasey) 
3Horrell, III, Michael Horrell, Alex (Laura) Horrell, Robert K. 
4(Michelle) Lane, III, Thomas Jeffrey Lane, Chad Hawkins, and 
5Jeffrey Hawkins; his great-grandson, Stephen Horrell, IV; and 
6his special longtime friend, Dee Willard; therefore, be it
  
 
7    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL 
8ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
9Robert K. "Lobo" Lane, Sr., and extend our sincere condolences 
10to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be 
11it further
  
 
12    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
13presented to the family of Robert Lane, Sr. as an expression of 
14our deepest sympathy.