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Robert E. Black

Jacksonville, Illinois

1935 - 2021

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Robert E. Black, 85, of Jacksonville died Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, at Passavant Area Hospital in Jacksonville.

He was born June 22, 1935, in Jacksonville, the son of Lloyd and Helen Smith Black. Bob married Kay Shive on Jan. 26, 1980, and again on Feb. 10, 1980, at Our Redeemer Lutheran...

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We will remember Bob fondly--behind the counter at the Blackboard, and more recently, greeting us behind the table at the Farmers Market and in the pews at First Presbyterian. A kind, gentle, community-oriented man. Grace and Peace to you, Kay and family.

I had the honor of working for Mr Black when I was high school. He was a true and just man who always treated us kids fairly.