MEMORIAL-ROBERT PULFORD

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SR0570
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SENATE RESOLUTION

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WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
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to learn of the death of Robert "Bob" Pulford, who passed away
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on January 5, 2026; and

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WHEREAS, Bob Pulford was born in Newton Robinson, Ontario,
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Canada to Joseph and Lillian Pulford on March 31, 1936; and

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WHEREAS, Bob Pulford began his hockey journey playing
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junior hockey for the Toronto Marlboros, helping them win
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back-to-back Memorial Cup championships in 1955 and 1956; and

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WHEREAS, Bob Pulford joined the National Hockey League in
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1956, playing 14 seasons with the Toronto Maple Leafs and then
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finishing his playing career with the Los Angeles Kings for a
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total of 1,079 games; he was known for his two-way play and as
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a stalwart penalty killer and a clutch performer; he was part
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of four Stanley Cup-winning teams (1962, 1963, 1964, 1967)
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with the Maple Leafs; and

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WHEREAS, Bob Pulford took pride in his education and
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graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from McMaster University in
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1963 while playing full time in the NHL; and

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WHEREAS, Bob Pulford transitioned seamlessly into coaching

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and management; he played a significant role in persuading the
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NHL owners to formally recognize the NHL Players' Association
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in 1967, becoming the first-ever elected president of the
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organization; he served as head coach of the Los Angeles
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Kings, where he won the Jack Adams Coach of the Year award in
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1975; he went on to spend decades leading the Chicago
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Blackhawks as coach, general manager, and executive; The
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Hockey News awarded him Coach of the Year for the 1977-78
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campaign with Chicago; and

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WHEREAS, Bob Pulford was inducted into the Hockey Hall of
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Fame in 1991; he was awarded the Lester Patrick trophy in 2011,
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and he and his 1967 Toronto Maple Leafs teammates received the
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Keith Magnuson Man of the Year Award; and

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WHEREAS, Bob Pulford enjoyed working on his award-winning
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rose gardens, playing golf, fishing, spending time with his
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family at his cottage up north, and sitting on the porch with
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his family and friends, enjoying the sunset and sharing
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entertaining anecdotes from the past; and

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WHEREAS, Bob Pulford was preceded in death by his parents
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and his brothers, William (Gwen) and Clarke (Joan); and

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WHEREAS, Bob Pulford is survived by his wife of 62 years,
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Roslyn (McIlroy); his children, Robert W. (Elaine) Pulford,

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Lindsay R. (Daniel) Barrett, Jennifer L MacRitchie, and
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WandaMae (Dean) Lombardi; and his grandchildren, Robert,
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Nicole, and Blake Pulford, Thomas (Morgan), Kevin (Dominyka),
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and Matthew Barrett, and Paige and Aiden MacRitchie;
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therefore, be it

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RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
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Robert "Bob" Pulford and extend our sincere condolences to his
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family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
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further

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RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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presented to the family of Bob Pulford as a symbol of our
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deepest sympathy.

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