Bill Text: IL SR2000 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the death of J. Mark Amacher of Rock Island.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2016-06-30 - Resolution Adopted [SR2000 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-SR2000-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
learn of the death of J. Mark Amacher of Rock Island, who
passed away on June 15, 2016; and
WHEREAS, J. Mark Amacher was born on August 4, 1938 in
Marshfield, Wisconsin; his parents were Edward and Cenayda
Suter Amacher; he married Susan M. Stahl on April 4, 1964 in
Sandwich; and
WHEREAS, J. Mark Amacher attended Wisconsin State College
in Stevens Point and Whitewater, Wisconsin (now known as the
University of Wisconsin) and graduated from the University of
Maryland with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration;
after college, he joined the United States Marine Corps; and
WHEREAS, J. Mark Amacher was employed in the financial
industry for over 45 years; he worked for Black Hawk Federal
Savings and Loan, American Bank, and the Rock Island Bank;
prior to his retirement, he had been employed as a banker with
IH Mississippi Valley Credit Union; and
WHEREAS, J. Mark Amacher was a member of St. Matthew
Lutheran Church in Milan and the Marine Corps League; he also
served as president of the Rock Island Kiwanis Club and of Tau

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Kappa Epsilon during his junior year of college; and
WHEREAS, J. Mark Amacher was a lifelong Green Bay Packers
and Chicago White Sox fan; he enjoyed collecting baseball
cards, volunteering at Toys for Tots for 10 years, and walking
Civil War and World War battlefields; and
WHEREAS, J. Mark Amacher was preceded in death by his
parents; his brothers, Armond and Farrell Amacher; and his
sisters, Marilyn Whelihan and Jean Bremer; and
WHEREAS, J. Mark Amacher is survived by his wife of 52
years, Susan; his son, Bryce (Anne Marie) Amacher; his
grandchildren, Alexandra and Andrew Amacher; and his siblings,
Bernice Amacher, Janice Smith, and Phyllis Smith; therefore, be
it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his
family and friends, mourn the passing of J. Mark Amacher; and
be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to the family of J. Mark Amacher as an expression of
our sympathy.