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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Reverend J. Robert Sandman of Oak Brook, 
4who passed away on January 16, 2012; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, He was a retired United Church of Christ minister; 
6he grew up in Newport, Kentucky; after graduation from Oberlin 
7College in Ohio, Union Theological Seminary in New York, and 
8receiving a Doctor of Ministry Degree from United Seminary in 
9Dayton, Ohio, Reverend Sandman served as Migrant Ministry state 
10director and pastor of a Columbus, Ohio church; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, He later worked in United Church of Christ 
12denominational administration, retiring in 1992 as Associate 
13Conference Minister in the Illinois Conference; he dedicated 
14his life to service and justice ministries such as civil 
15rights, anti-Vietnam War marches, new church ministries for 
16immigrant minority communities, and farmworker labor rights; 
17and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, He marched with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in 
19civil rights demonstrations and befriended Cesar Chavez; he 
20worked with the Migrant Ministry and the National Farm Worker 
21Ministry; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, After retiring he and his wife spent a year of 
2volunteer work in Istanbul, Turkey, among Iraqi, Iranian, and 
3Bosnian refugees, plus hundreds of African economic migrants; 
4and
 
5    WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his son, Richard A. 
6Sandman; and his grandson, Nicholas Sandman; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, Reverend J. Robert Sandman is survived by his 
8wife, Olgha Sierra Sandman; his sons, Robert D. Sandman (Kathy) 
9and Rodney P. Sandman (Karin); his daughter, Linda E. Sandman 
10(Richard Wheelock); his 8 grandchildren; and his 2 
11great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
  
 
12    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL 
13ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
14his family and friends, the passing of Reverend J. Robert 
15Sandman; and be it further
  
 
16    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
17presented to the family of Reverend J. Robert Sandman as a 
18symbol of our sincere sympathy.