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92_SR0303
LRB9215458BHpc
1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to
3 express their sincere condolences to the family and friends
4 of Robert L. Burhans, who passed away on January 16, 2002;
5 and
6 WHEREAS, Robert Burhans was born on September 19, 1916 in
7 Peoria, Illinois to Dr. L. A. and Eda Lucas Burhans; he
8 married Anne Woodward on June 2, 1968; and
9 WHEREAS, Robert Burhans was a Navy veteran of World War
10 II with a rank of Lieutenant junior grade, serving from 1933
11 to 1946; and
12 WHEREAS, Robert Burhans earned a bachelor's degree and a
13 law degree from the University of Michigan and was admitted
14 to the Illinois State Bar in 1939; he was a sole practitioner
15 of law from 1952 until he retired in 1998; and
16 WHEREAS, Mr. Burhans, a Republican, served in the
17 Illinois House of Representatives from 1948 to 1966; he was
18 always active in Peoria, where he was president of the Peoria
19 Bar Association from 1985 to 1986, served as a member of the
20 Illinois Valley Library System for 1976 to 1979, and was a
21 long-time member of the Peoria Library Board; he also served
22 on the Greater Peoria Sanitary District; and
23 WHEREAS, The passing of Robert Burhans will be deeply
24 felt by all who knew him and loved him, especially his wife,
25 Anne; his daughters, Barbara (Harold) Stoller and Patricia
26 Pedigo, and his five grandchildren and one great-grandchild;
27 therefore, be it
28 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SECOND GENERAL
29 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
30 all who knew him, the death of Robert Burhans of Peoria
31 Heights, Illinois; and be it further
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1 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2 presented to the family of Robert Burhans with our sincere
3 condolences.