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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to
3 express their sincerest condolences to the family and friends
4 of Bob Furnace, who passed away on September, 6, 2002; and
5 WHEREAS, Bob Furnace served from 1998 to 2001 on the Park
6 Forest Village Board and remained active in the community
7 beyond that time; and
8 WHEREAS, Mr. Furnace regularly attended village board
9 meetings and participated in the community improvement
10 organization called FOCUS, as well as IDOSS, an independent
11 democratic organization; and
12 WHEREAS, Mr. Furnace was very involved in the community
13 and very involved in education for a number of years; most
14 recently, he worked as a negotiator for the Illinois
15 Education Association; he previously worked in Chicago
16 Heights School District 170; and
17 WHEREAS, Bob Furnace will be best remembered for being
18 passionate for his work and for aggressively pursuing issues
19 he thought would best serve the Park Forest community; he was
20 deeply dedicated to the residents of Park Forest and always
21 considered himself a champion for anyone who was the
22 underdog; therefore, be it
23 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SECOND GENERAL
24 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
25 all who knew him, the death of Bob Furnace of Park Forest;
26 and be it further
27 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
28 presented to the family of Bob Furnace with our sincere
29 condolences.
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