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This resolution mourns the passing of Robert L. "Bob" Harder, a retired junior high school teacher from Altamont, Illinois, who died on June 8, 2025. The document provides a detailed biographical overview of Harder, highlighting his life achievements and community contributions, including graduating from Eastern Illinois University, teaching in Toledo and Altamont schools, serving on the Altamont Volunteer Fire Department and Effingham County Fair Board, and being named Altamont's Citizen of the Year in 2003. The resolution emphasizes Harder's dedication to his family and community, noting his 67-year marriage to Shirley, his three children, two grandchildren, and one great-grandson. It acknowledges his various professional and volunteer roles, his love for family activities, and his involvement in local sports and community events. The resolution officially expresses the Illinois Senate's sympathy for his loss, extending condolences to his surviving family members, and resolves to present a copy of the resolution to his family as a gesture of deepest sympathy.

https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=369&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SR&SessionID=114&GA=104