Bill Text: IL SR1309 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Joseph E. Meyer of Edwardsville.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-11-20 - Resolution Adopted [SR1309 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SR1309-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
| 3 | learn of the death of Joseph E. "Joe" Meyer of Edwardsville, | ||||||
| 4 | who passed away on June 12, 2014; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Joseph Meyer was born in Alton on February 7, 1952 | ||||||
| 6 | to Mary Jo (nee Kellerman) Meyer-Anderson and Elton Meyer; he | ||||||
| 7 | graduated from Edwardsville High School in 1970 and the | ||||||
| 8 | University of Notre Dame in 1974; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Joseph Meyer founded a real estate company, Joseph | ||||||
| 10 | E. Meyer & Associates in Edwardsville; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Joseph Meyer always appreciated the history of | ||||||
| 12 | Edwardsville; he was involved in the community through his | ||||||
| 13 | memberships in the Edwardsville Rotary Club and the | ||||||
| 14 | Edwardsville Gun Club, and through his development of Park | ||||||
| 15 | Plaza; he also enjoyed aviation, fishing, trap shooting, | ||||||
| 16 | boating, photography, golfing, relaxing at the Lake of the | ||||||
| 17 | Ozarks, and taking his grandchildren exploring; he was a | ||||||
| 18 | talented musician and played with the Notre Dame Marching Band, | ||||||
| 19 | the Edwardsville Muny Band, and gave private performances for | ||||||
| 20 | his friends and family; and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, Joseph Meyer was preceded in death by his father, | ||||||
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| 1 | Elton Meyer; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Joseph Meyer is survived by his wife, Betsy | ||||||
| 3 | (Newton); his 6 children, Emily (Terry) and her husband, | ||||||
| 4 | Stephen Gates, Sheri (Meyer) and her husband, Chris Dion, Molly | ||||||
| 5 | (Terry) and her husband, Dennis Heepke, Jodie (Meyer) and her | ||||||
| 6 | husband, Jason Oates, Sam Terry, and Eric Meyer and his wife, | ||||||
| 7 | Lauren (Gansner); his 7 grandchildren, Caroline, Betsy, and Sam | ||||||
| 8 | Gates, Grace Dion, Lucy and Henry Heepke, and Joseph Meyer; his | ||||||
| 9 | mother, MaryJo Anderson; his sister, Kari (Fred) Barton; and | ||||||
| 10 | his brother, Ned (Dorothy) Meyer; therefore, be it
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| 11 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 12 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 13 | Joseph E. "Joe" Meyer, and extend our sincere condolences to | ||||||
| 14 | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 15 | further
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| 16 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 17 | presented to the family of Joseph Meyer as an expression of our | ||||||
| 18 | deepest sympathy.
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