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This resolution mourns the passing of Robert Lee "Bob" Martin, a longtime Caterpillar, Inc. employee and United States Army veteran from Havana, Illinois, who died on August 12, 2025. The resolution highlights Martin's life journey, including his birth in Canton in 1945, his military service at MacDill Air Force Base from 1967 to 1969, and his career at Caterpillar where he worked from January 1970 until his retirement in July 1998. The document also celebrates his personal life, noting his 56-year marriage to Donna Ward, his love of outdoor activities like fishing and gardening, and his involvement in the Masonic community as a member of Greenview Lodge #0653 for 38 years. The resolution extends condolences to his surviving family members, including his wife, three children, two sisters, and multiple grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and formally resolves to present a copy of the memorial to his family as an expression of sympathy from the Illinois Senate.

https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=473&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SR&SessionID=114&GA=104