Bill Text: IL SR0817 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Steven Michael Mertel.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-10-25 - Resolution Adopted [SR0817 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR0817-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 Steven Michael Mertel; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Steven Mertel was born to Stephen and Irene Mertel | ||||||
| 5 | on December 10, 1941; he served in the United States Army as a | ||||||
| 6 | military policeman from 1959 to 1963 and married Betty in 1970; | ||||||
| 7 | and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Steven Mertel spent the majority of his career in | ||||||
| 9 | the auto industry; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Steven Mertel had a passion for cars; his favorite | ||||||
| 11 | pastimes included fishing, boating, taking drives, traveling | ||||||
| 12 | to Florida, and spending summer days surrounded by family and | ||||||
| 13 | friends by the pool in his backyard which he called his "small | ||||||
| 14 | slice of paradise"; he was kind and generous; he loved his | ||||||
| 15 | family fiercely and if you were a friend, he considered you | ||||||
| 16 | family; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Steven Mertel was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 18 | grandson, Jason Wallace; his siblings, Carole Zimney and Teddy | ||||||
| 19 | Mertel; his nephew, John Paul Kasko; and his parents, Steven | ||||||
| 20 | and Irene Mertel; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Steven Mertel is survived by his wife of 47 years, | ||||||
| 2 | Betty; his children, Cheryl (Joe) Umland, Amy (Patrick) | ||||||
| 3 | Finnerty, Steven (Kelly) Mertel, and Michael Mertel; his | ||||||
| 4 | grandchildren, Alex Wallace, Maggie and Patrick Finnerty, and | ||||||
| 5 | Grace, Anna, and Ryan Mertel; and his great-grandchildren, | ||||||
| 6 | Abel, Adrian, and Jenna Wallace; therefore, be it
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| 7 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 8 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 9 | Steven Michael Mertel, and extend our sincere condolences to | ||||||
| 10 | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 11 | further
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| 12 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 13 | presented to the family of Steven Mertel as an expression of | ||||||
| 14 | our deepest sympathy.
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