Bill Text: IL SR0450 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Mark Stephen DeVer of Alton.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-04-27 - Resolution Adopted [SR0450 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR0450-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 Mark Stephen DeVer of Alton, who passed | ||||||
4 | away on April 16, 2017; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Mark DeVer was born in Hillsboro to Helen Eileen | ||||||
6 | (Ruppe) and Ronald James DeVer; he served his country in the | ||||||
7 | United States Air Force from 1968 to 1969, and was honorably | ||||||
8 | discharged from the Air Force Reserve in 1970; he married | ||||||
9 | Jeannine Kelly-DeVer on January 2, 1999; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Mark DeVer was instrumental in the formation of | ||||||
11 | Metro Supply & Equipment Co. in the 1970s and continued to | ||||||
12 | successfully run that company for over 40 years; he was also | ||||||
13 | co-owner of Danmar Enterprises, Inc., a real estate investment | ||||||
14 | company that focuses on restoring and rehabilitating historic | ||||||
15 | properties in Alton; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Mark DeVer enjoyed music, especially gospel music | ||||||
17 | of the Cathedrals, the Gaithers, and the Plainsmen Quartet; he | ||||||
18 | loved to play golf, watch the St. Louis Cardinals, and his | ||||||
19 | dogs, Sophie and Sabrina, but most of all he loved spending | ||||||
20 | time with his wife, taking drives, shopping, working on | ||||||
21 | projects, and staying at their home in Louisiana, Missouri; he | ||||||
22 | was a member of Concordia Lutheran Church in Cottage Hills and |
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1 | Trinity Lutheran Church in Louisiana, Missouri; and
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2 | WHEREAS, Mark DeVer was preceded in death by his father, | ||||||
3 | Ronald DeVer; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Mark DeVer is survived by his wife of nearly 20 | ||||||
5 | years, Jeannine; his mother, Helen DeVer; his mother-in-law, | ||||||
6 | Tommie Myers; his son, Derrick DeVer; his siblings, Trent (Kim) | ||||||
7 | DeVer, Renee (David) Hardwick, Jeff (Susan) Padgett, Desiree | ||||||
8 | (Danny) Burke, and Dawn Jacobs; his brothers-in-law, John | ||||||
9 | (Robin) and Michael Kelly; 20 nieces and nephews; 10 | ||||||
10 | great-nieces and nephews; Sabrina, the beloved family dog; and | ||||||
11 | numerous friends and relatives; therefore, be it
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12 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
13 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
14 | Mark Stephen DeVer, and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
15 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
16 | further
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17 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
18 | presented to the family of Mark DeVer as an expression of our | ||||||
19 | deepest sympathy.
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