Bill Text: IL SR0956 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Harold R. Myers of Alden.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-10-25 - Resolution Adopted [SR0956 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR0956-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 Harold R. Myers of Alden, who passed away | ||||||
4 | on September 18, 2017; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Harold Myers was born in Fair Oaks, Indiana to | ||||||
6 | Cecil Jesse and Myrtle (Sullivan) Myers on July 16, 1919; he | ||||||
7 | served in the United States Army 82nd Airborne Division from | ||||||
8 | 1942 to 1945 and received a Bronze Star and Purple Heart; he | ||||||
9 | married Violet June Waling in Mt. Ayer, Indiana on April 8, | ||||||
10 | 1945; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Harold Myers served with the Alden Volunteer Fire | ||||||
12 | Department for 37 years; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Harold Myers was a member of the American Legion, | ||||||
14 | the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Disabled American Veterans | ||||||
15 | Association, and the Alden Fox Hunters; he was an officer for | ||||||
16 | the Alden Community Club and enjoyed fishing, fox hunting, and | ||||||
17 | painting; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Harold Myers was preceded in death by his wife, | ||||||
19 | Violet; his parents; his brothers, Cecil and Kenneth; and his | ||||||
20 | sister, Catherine; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Harold Myers is survived by his children, Larry | ||||||
2 | (Dorothy) Myers and Karen (Richard) Wallace; his foster | ||||||
3 | daughter, Diana (John) Bottlemy; his grandchildren, Jennifer | ||||||
4 | (Scott) Hommema, Kim (Chris) Ballew, Christopher Wallace, | ||||||
5 | Melisa Wilk, Matthew (Karen) Wallace, and Angela (Troy) | ||||||
6 | Davidson; and his great-grandchildren, Alexia, Ethan, Kyle, | ||||||
7 | Dylan, Sierra, Chloe, Caleb, Olivia, and Brynlee; therefore, be | ||||||
8 | it
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9 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
10 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
11 | Harold R. Myers, and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
12 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
13 | further
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14 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
15 | presented to the family of Harold Myers as an expression of our | ||||||
16 | deepest sympathy.
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