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1		SENATE RESOLUTION
2		WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3		learn of the death of Robert Dean Albracht of Rock Island, who
4		passed away on February 6, 2015; and
5		WHEREAS, Robert Albracht was born on September 26, 1943 to
6		Germaine and Leander Albracht; he graduated from Alleman High
7		School in 1961; he served with the United States Army in
8		Vietnam and married Nanette Sheley on August 14, 1971; he
9		graduated with a degree in civil engineering from the
10		University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1976; and
11		WHEREAS, Robert Albracht worked as a civil engineer for
12		more than 20 years, primarily with the United States Army Corps
13		of Engineers on Arsenal Island; he continued to serve his
14		country in the United States Army Reserve; he made a career
15		change and joined the St. Louis Division of the Drug
16		Enforcement Administration (DEA) as a criminal intelligence
17		officer; and
18		WHEREAS, Robert Albracht retired from the DEA after being
19		recalled to active military duty following the attacks on
20		September 11, 2001; as a United States Army Criminal
21		Investigative Division Special Agent, he was sent to the
22		Pentagon crash site, where he performed evidence recovery and

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1		forensics duty; thereafter, he was assigned to a protection
2		detail for the Secretary of Defense and the U.S. Army Joint
3		Chiefs of Staff; he then led a Drug Suppression Team at Fort
4		Stewart, Georgia, where he was recognized for his outstanding
5		performance; and
6		WHEREAS, Robert Albracht served with the 5th Special Forces
7		Group in Vietnam and wore his green beret with pride; he was a
8		combat-decorated veteran with 22 years of service and was the
9		recipient of 2 Bronze Stars (one for Combat Valor), 2 Army
10		commendations (one for Combat Valor), the Combat Infantryman's
11		Badge, and numerous other awards and decorations; in recent
12		years, he had become active in Vietnam Veterans of America
13		Chapter 299, serving as its secretary; and
14		WHEREAS, Robert Albracht spent his time traveling with his
15		wife, working out at the Arsenal, restoring his (still
16		incomplete) 1973 Firebird, guiding his sons in home improvement
17		projects, and tirelessly renovating his home -- a still
18		unfinished project 31 years in the works; he still found time
19		to serve his local community as a Reserve Police Sergeant with
20		the Rock Island Auxiliary Police Force; and
21		WHEREAS, Robert Albracht was preceded in death by his
22		parents; his son, Grant Michael; his sister, Mary Beth Hicock;
23		and his brother-in-law, John (Jack) Sheley; and

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1		WHEREAS, Robert Albracht is survived by his wife of 43
2		years, Nanette; his daughter and son-in-law, Danielle Albracht
3		and Edward Jack; his sons and daughters-in-law Brandon and
4		Ashley Albracht and Jerad and Elizabeth Albracht; his
5		grandchildren, Molly, Natalie, Kellan, Shay, Erin, and Trent;
6		his sister and brother-in-law, Nancy and Paul Fischer; his
7		brother and sister-in-law, William and Mary Albracht; his
8		brother and sister-in-law, Donald and Beth Albracht; his
9		brother-in-law, Jeff Hicock; his sisters-in-law, Nancy
10		Michalski and Ann Sheley; numerous nieces and nephews; a large,
11		loving, extended family; and friends too numerous to count;
12		therefore, be it
13		RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL
14		ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
15		Robert Dean Albracht, and extend our sincere condolences to his
16		family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
17		further
18		RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
19		presented to the family of Robert Albracht as an expression of
20		our deepest sympathy.