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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 "Bob" L. Pitford of Coal | ||||||
| 4 | Valley, who passed away on September 22, 2021; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Bob Pitford was born to Elmer and Elnora (Blum) | ||||||
| 6 | Pitford in South Gate, California on January 18, 1939; he | ||||||
| 7 | served in the U.S. Navy; he married Dona Miller in Kahoka, | ||||||
| 8 | Missouri on May 2, 1964, and she preceded him in death in 2006; | ||||||
| 9 | he married Linda Kinney Martin at the Nauvoo Temple in Nauvoo, | ||||||
| 10 | Illinois in 2008; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Bob Pitford retired as an electrical engineer | ||||||
| 12 | from Williams White & Company in 2004; he also farmed with his | ||||||
| 13 | brother, Rex; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Bob Pitford was active with his church, The | ||||||
| 15 | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, and served on | ||||||
| 16 | missions in Cleveland, Ohio and Salt Lake City, Utah; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Bob Pitford was a foster father to 32 children | ||||||
| 18 | and was active with the Boy Scouts of America; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Bob Pitford liked genealogy research and golf, | ||||||
| 20 | and in his earlier years, he enjoyed fishing and hunting; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Bob Pitford was preceded in death by his parents; | ||||||
| 2 | his first wife; and his grandson, Isaac Molapo; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Bob Pitford is survived by his wife, Linda; his | ||||||
| 4 | daughters, Brenda Ingold, Wendy Pitford, Jennifer Pitford, | ||||||
| 5 | Christina Pitford, Alecia (Bob) Pitman, Marla (Steve) Hawkins, | ||||||
| 6 | Tiffany (Drew) Clarke, Deirdre Crouse, Heather (Dale) Weaver, | ||||||
| 7 | and Rachael (Tsooane) Molapo; his 30 grandchildren; his 13 | ||||||
| 8 | great-grandchildren; his one great-great-grandchild; his | ||||||
| 9 | brother, Rex (Judy) Pitford; his two nieces; his one nephew; | ||||||
| 10 | his two grandnieces; and his three grandnephews; therefore, be | ||||||
| 11 | it
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| 12 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | ||||||
| 13 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 14 | Robert "Bob" L. Pitford and extend our sincere condolences to | ||||||
| 15 | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 16 | further
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| 17 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 18 | presented to the family of Bob Pitford as an expression of our | ||||||
| 19 | deepest sympathy.
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