Bill Text: IL SR0698 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Allie J. "Jay" Meyers of Rock Island.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-07-01 - Resolution Adopted [SR0698 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR0698-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 Allie J. "Jay" Meyers of Rock Island, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on February 12, 2015; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Allie Meyers was born on January 14, 1924 in | ||||||
| 6 | Louisiana, Missouri; his parents were Rudolph and Alice (nee | ||||||
| 7 | Pitzer) Meyers; he married Gloria Gibbs-Chambers on September | ||||||
| 8 | 1, 1967; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Allie Meyers served his country as a member of the | ||||||
| 10 | United States Coast Guard during World War II, serving on the | ||||||
| 11 | USS Ricketts; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Allie Meyers was employed as an operating engineer | ||||||
| 13 | at the former Moline Consumers for many years; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Allie Meyers was a devoted fan of the St. Louis | ||||||
| 15 | Cardinals; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Allie Meyers was preceded in death by his parents; | ||||||
| 17 | a son, Pat; and 5 siblings, Everett, Clay, Lorene, Mildred, and | ||||||
| 18 | Charles; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Allie Meyers is survived by his devoted wife of 47 | ||||||
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| 1 | years, Gloria; 5 children, Joe, Mike, Susie, Kathy, and Teri; | ||||||
| 2 | his many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and | ||||||
| 3 | great-great-grandchildren; 2 sisters, Nellie and Mary; and his | ||||||
| 4 | many nieces and nephews, including a special nephew, Tom; | ||||||
| 5 | therefore, be it
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| 6 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 7 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with her | ||||||
| 8 | family and friends, mourn the passing of Allie J. "Jay" Meyers; | ||||||
| 9 | and be it further
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| 10 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 11 | presented to the family of Allie Meyers as an expression of our | ||||||
| 12 | sympathy.
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