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+HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 44
 
-HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 44
-The Speaker, on behalf of the entire membership of the House
-of Representatives, offered the following resolution:
-A resolution of tribute offered as a memorial for Robert G. 1
-Bender, former member of the House of Representatives. 2
-Whereas, It was with great sorrow that the members of the 3
-House of Representatives learned about the passing of Robert G. 4
-“Bob” Bender. He will be remembered as a dedicated public servant 5
-by his constituents in Barry and Ionia counties and the people of 6
-the State of Michigan; and 7
-Whereas, Bob earned a bachelor’s of science degree in 8
-agriculture education from Michigan State University, which is 9
-where he met his wife of 65 years, Carol Cox Bender. Together, they 10
-raised their three children in Bob’s hometown of Middleville, 11
-Michigan; and 12
-Whereas, Bob entered the United States Navy in 1959, where he 13
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-completed flight school and spent five years on active duty as a 1
-pilot. He remained active in the Reserves until 1990 and retired as 2
-a Navy Captain in 2001; and  3
-Whereas, Following active duty, Bob returned to Middleville to 4
-run his 1,100-acre dairy farm. It was here where he first entered 5
-into politics. Bob served as Chairman of the Barry County Board of 6
-Commissioners and was instrumental in forming the Joint City/County 7
-Airport Commission; and  8
-Whereas, Bob was first elected to the Michigan House of 9
-Representatives in 1982, where he would faithfully serve his 10
-constituents in the Eighty-eighth and subsequent Eighty-seventh 11
-Districts for the next 12 years. During his time in the 12
-Legislature, Bob served on a number of committees, including the 13
-House Appropriations Committee, and was co-vice chair of the 14
-Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture; and  15
-Whereas, After his tenure in the House of Representatives, Bob 16
-and his wife joined the Peace Corps, serving in Russia for two 17
-years. This was followed by many more years of volunteering with 18
-the nonprofit From Houses to Homes in Guatemala; and  19
-Whereas, Upon Bob Bender’s passing, we offer our condolences 20
-to his loved ones. His contributions to this chamber and the State 21
-of Michigan will be remembered; now, therefore, be it 22
-Resolved by the House of Representatives, That we offer this 23
-expression of our highest tribute to honor the memory of Robert G. 24
-Bender, a member of the House of Representatives from 1983 to 1994; 25
-and be it further 26
-Resolved, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to the 27
-Bender family as evidence of our lasting esteem for his memory. 28
+The
+Speaker, on behalf of the entire membership of the House of Representatives,
+offered the following resolution:
+
+A resolution of tribute offered as a memorial for Robert G.
+Bender, former member of the House of Representatives.
+
+Whereas, It was with great sorrow that the members of the
+House of Representatives learned about the passing of Robert G. “Bob” Bender.
+He will be remembered as a dedicated public servant by his constituents in
+Barry and Ionia counties and the people of the State of Michigan; and
+
+Whereas, Bob earned a bachelor’s of science degree in
+agriculture education from Michigan State University, which is where he met his
+wife of 65 years, Carol Cox Bender. Together, they raised their three children
+in Bob’s hometown of Middleville, Michigan; and
+
+Whereas, Bob entered the United States Navy in 1959, where he
+completed flight school and spent five years on active duty as a pilot. He
+remained active in the Reserves until 1990 and retired as a Navy Captain in
+2001; and
+
+Whereas, Following active duty, Bob returned to Middleville to
+run his 1,100-acre dairy farm. It was here where he first entered into
+politics. Bob served as Chairman of the Barry County Board of Commissioners and
+was instrumental in forming the Joint City/County Airport Commission; and
+
+Whereas, Bob was first elected to the Michigan House of
+Representatives in 1982, where he would faithfully serve his constituents in
+the Eighty-eighth and subsequent Eighty-seventh Districts for the next 12
+years. During his time in the Legislature, Bob served on a number of
+committees, including the House Appropriations Committee, and was co-vice chair
+of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture; and
+
+Whereas, After his tenure in the House of Representatives, Bob
+and his wife joined the Peace Corps, serving in Russia for two years. This was
+followed by many more years of volunteering with the nonprofit From Houses
+to Homes in Guatemala; and
+
+Whereas, Upon Bob Bender’s passing, we offer our condolences
+to his loved ones. His contributions to this chamber and the State of Michigan
+will be remembered; now, therefore, be it
+
+Resolved by the House of Representatives, That we offer this
+expression of our highest tribute to honor the memory of Robert G. Bender, a
+member of the House of Representatives from 1983 to 1994; and be it further
+
+Resolved, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to the
+Bender family as evidence of our lasting esteem for his memory.