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91_SR0266 LRB9112740CBcbA 1 SENATE RESOLUTION 2 WHEREAS, The members of the Senate were saddened to learn 3 of the death of Robert Gentry Noland of Pottstown, 4 Pennsylvania, formerly of Bradenton, Florida, on Friday, 5 December 24, 1999; and 6 WHEREAS, Mr. Noland was born in Boody on January 17, 7 1913, the son of the late Samuel and Olive Gentry Noland; he 8 received a Bachelor of Music Education Degree from Millikin 9 University in Decatur and a Master's Degree from Columbia 10 University in New York; and 11 WHEREAS, He joined his brother, Gilbert, singing with 12 Fred Waring and his Pennsylvanians; he sang on various NBC 13 radio programs for twenty years and was a solo voice for the 14 first children's plastic records; and 15 WHEREAS, He was director of the Robert Noland Chorus and 16 Ridgewood Singers in New Jersey for twenty years; he was a 17 soloist in many churches and directed multiple choirs in New 18 York and Bradenton, Florida; and 19 WHEREAS, He was a member of the Kiwanis Club in 20 Bradenton, where he served as music director for twenty-five 21 years; and 22 WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents; a 23 daughter, Patricia; a grandchild, Chip; and his brothers and 24 sister, Blake, Daniel, Charles, Brown, Ralph, Gilbert, and 25 Joseph Noland and Coreen Haddon; and 26 WHEREAS, His passing will be deeply felt by his family 27 and friends, especially his wife, Marna; his daughters and 28 sons-in-law, Candice and Richard Brucker and Cheryl and H. 29 Charles Markofski; his brother, Morris; his five 30 grandchildren; and his nephew, Senator Duane Noland; 31 therefore, be it -2- LRB9112740CBcbA 1 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIRST GENERAL 2 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we note with sorrow 3 and regret the death of Robert Gentry Noland and extend our 4 sincere condolences to his family and friends; and be it 5 further 6 RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be 7 presented to the family of Robert Gentry Noland.