Bill Text: IL SR0407 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the passing of John William "Bill" Davidsmeyer of Springfield.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-10-26 - Resolution Adopted [SR0407 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR0407-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
3 | to learn of the death of John William "Bill" Davidsmeyer of | ||||||
4 | Springfield, who passed away on July 18, 2023; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Bill Davidsmeyer was born to Paul John and Ruth | ||||||
6 | E. Blohm Davidsmeyer in Rushville on December 22, 1927; he | ||||||
7 | attended Jacksonville schools and later graduated from Kemper | ||||||
8 | Military School in Boonville, Missouri; he served as a private | ||||||
9 | first class in the U.S. Army and was stationed in Japan; | ||||||
10 | following his discharge, he attended Valparaiso University and | ||||||
11 | Purdue University, earning a degree in civil engineering; he | ||||||
12 | married Correne D. Kraemer in Neenah, Wisconsin on July 1, | ||||||
13 | 1950, and she preceded him in death on October 3, 2021; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Bill Davidsmeyer returned to Jacksonville and his | ||||||
15 | family's business, Illinois Road Contractors (IRC), where he | ||||||
16 | had worked since the age of 14; he oversaw daily operations of | ||||||
17 | IRC and maintained a lifelong connection to the company; one | ||||||
18 | of the highlights of his career was the expansion of his | ||||||
19 | family's business holdings with the addition of the Meredosia | ||||||
20 | Terminal in the 1970s, which allowed IRC to have access to oil | ||||||
21 | while also supplying it to other entities; he remained on the | ||||||
22 | company's board of directors until his passing; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Bill Davidsmeyer was a longtime member of Ducks | ||||||
2 | Unlimited and was very involved in the local chapter's annual | ||||||
3 | dinners; he also held leadership roles with the Jacksonville | ||||||
4 | Jaycees, the Passavant Hospital Board of Directors, the | ||||||
5 | Jacksonville Country Club, and the Chamber of Commerce; he was | ||||||
6 | a longtime member of Salem Lutheran Church, where he served as | ||||||
7 | an elder and the head of the Salem Lutheran School Board; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Bill Davidsmeyer was an avid outdoorsman, and he | ||||||
9 | enjoyed duck hunting at the family's club near Snicarte; he | ||||||
10 | also enjoyed hunting and fishing throughout the United States, | ||||||
11 | Canada, and Mexico; he and his wife, Correne, liked spending | ||||||
12 | winters in Florida, where he relished golfing, fishing, and | ||||||
13 | spending time with family and friends; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Bill Davidsmeyer was preceded in death by his | ||||||
15 | sons, Richard William Davidsmeyer and John Paul Davidsmeyer, | ||||||
16 | and his adoptive mother, Norma Perbix Davidsmeyer; and
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17 | WHEREAS, Bill Davidsmeyer is survived by his daughters, | ||||||
18 | Diann Davidsmeyer and Darcy (Ray Morin) Davidsmeyer; his | ||||||
19 | grandsons, Ryan (Barbara) Davidsmeyer and Michael (Kelsey) | ||||||
20 | Davidsmeyer; and his grandchildren, Colton, Emrick, Teddy, and | ||||||
21 | Margaret; therefore, be it
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22 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL |
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1 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
2 | John William "Bill" Davidsmeyer and extend our sincere | ||||||
3 | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | ||||||
4 | him; and be it further
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5 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
6 | presented to the family of Bill Davidsmeyer as an expression | ||||||
7 | of our deepest sympathy.
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