Bill Text: IL HR0018 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of William Steven "Bill" Meyer of Hamel.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-01-31 - Resolution Adopted [HR0018 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HR0018-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of William | ||||||
| 4 | Steven "Bill" Meyer of Hamel, who passed away on January 6, | ||||||
| 5 | 2023; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Bill Meyer was born to Wilbur and Lucille Meyer | ||||||
| 7 | in St. Louis, Missouri on January 9, 1947; he graduated from | ||||||
| 8 | Edwardsville High School in 1964; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Bill Meyer served in the U.S. Army, where he was | ||||||
| 10 | deployed to Vietnam and survived when his helicopter was shot | ||||||
| 11 | down; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Bill Meyer owned W.S. Meyer & Associates, an | ||||||
| 13 | insurance firm, and he was on the board of directors of the | ||||||
| 14 | First National Bank of Hamel; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Bill Meyer was committed to serving the people of | ||||||
| 16 | Hamel and Madison County, and he previously served as the | ||||||
| 17 | Mayor of Hamel and as a village trustee; he also served on the | ||||||
| 18 | Madison County Board for over 20 years, where he chaired the | ||||||
| 19 | Transportation Committee; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Bill Meyer will be remembered as a devoted and | ||||||
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| 1 | loving husband, father, and grandfather, a dutiful public | ||||||
| 2 | servant, a loyal friend, and a man of strong faith; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Bill Meyer was preceded in death by his parents | ||||||
| 4 | and his daughter, Jennifer Meyer-Ashauer; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Bill Meyer is survived by his wife of 55 years, | ||||||
| 6 | Amy (Pohlmann) Meyer; his daughters, Julie (Aaron) Fish and | ||||||
| 7 | Billie (Guy) Robinson; his grandchildren, Ethan, Morgan, and | ||||||
| 8 | Peyton Ashauer, Meila and Willow Robinson, and Gabriel Fish; | ||||||
| 9 | his sister, Sue (Larry) Torbeck; and his many nieces, nephews, | ||||||
| 10 | and cousins; therefore, be it
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| 11 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 12 | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 13 | we mourn the passing of William Steven "Bill" Meyer and extend | ||||||
| 14 | our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who | ||||||
| 15 | knew and loved him; and be it further
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| 16 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 17 | presented to the family of Bill Meyer as an expression of our | ||||||
| 18 | deepest sympathy.
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