Robert “Bob” Schanks
February 18, 2013
Robert “Bob” Schanks
Robert “Bob” Schanks age 78 former Village of Bolingbrook President from 1968-1973, passed away February 17, 2013 in Joliet, IL. Beloved father of Jeffrey (Pamela), Jerome (Donna), Timothy (Kathy), Joel (Miranda) and Daniel (Candy), and their mother Patricia Schanks. Dear grandfather of 12, great grandfather of 3. Fond brother of Harold (Joan) Schanks and the late Marilyn “Jean” Mitchell.
Visitation Wednesday 3-8 PM at Bolingbrook-McCauley Funeral Chapel & Crematorium 530 W. Boughton Rd. (1 mi. West of Rt. 53, at Schmidt Rd.) Bolingbrook. Cremation Private.
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So sorry for your loss. Your family is in my prayers.
Condolences to the family of Bob Schanks, Thank you very much for sharing your husaband, father, uncle, brother, grandfather and friend with me and my family. Mr. Schanks will be missed by meyself (Kymberlee and Family). I children grew up with Mr.Schanks volunteering at DuPage Township. I also want to say ” Thanks” again Bob for allowing me to be a part of the DuPage Township family.
God bless you all and peace be with all of you. Bob you were a great man and have always had my respect always. Blessing to you and yours
Kymberlee Owens
To the entire Schanks family,
Our prayers go out to each and everyone of you at this time.
We have such wonderful memories of your Dad and of course Westbury.
Carl, Mary Lou, Mark, Sandi (Davis) and Carl Jones Jr.
So sorry for your loss. Tim family is in my prayers.
To the Shanks Family,
Thanks for sharing Bob with us, the Village, the Lions Club, the Seniors, and all of his other community activities. It takes great people like Bob to make this a wonderful place to live and to raise our families. I feel privileged to know him and your family.
May he rest in peace!
My deepest condolences to the Schanks Family,
Going back 40+ years ago, in the day when everyone in the neighbohood knew everyone else, Mr. Schanks and family lived down the street from us on Fairwood Drive in Westbury and would always wave at us kids as he drove by when we neighborhood kids were out playing ball in the street. If he saw me walking down the street as he was driving by he would almost always stop and talk to me and ask me how I was doing. When I played football at Lockport West, the one thing I have not forgotten and will never forget, is that Mr Schanks came to the majority of our games and as I was walking off that field for the very last time my senior year on a very emotional senior day, at the end of the last foot game I would ever play for the Spartans, Mr Schanks was standing there at the end of the endzone and he reached out and shook my hand and patted me on the back said great game. My folks weren’t at that game but here was the Mayor of our town greeting me at the end of my last game. I was truly honored and it meant alot and still does. Mr. Schanks was a pioneer in Bolingbrook before it was even called Bolingbrook, I would say he was one of the founding fathers of the town that is called Bolingbrook today. Thank you Mr. Shanks for your service to the community and for having lived in our once upon a time small town and our neighborhood AND for the honor and priveledge to have known you. And yes for that last game greeting.
Our thoughts and Prayers are with you all.
Mike and Sally Rudy and family
We also lived on Fairwood and my siblings do have memories of Mr. Schanks. All good lasting impressions. Rest in Peace.
Irene Pow and family
My deepest condolences to the Schanks Family. He was a very sweet man and will be missed by many
. May he RIP and know he brought good memories to all.