Bill Text: IL SR2000 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
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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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
3 | learn of the death of J. Mark Amacher of Rock Island, who | ||||||
4 | passed away on June 15, 2016; and
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5 | WHEREAS, J. Mark Amacher was born on August 4, 1938 in | ||||||
6 | Marshfield, Wisconsin; his parents were Edward and Cenayda | ||||||
7 | Suter Amacher; he married Susan M. Stahl on April 4, 1964 in | ||||||
8 | Sandwich; and
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9 | WHEREAS, J. Mark Amacher attended Wisconsin State College | ||||||
10 | in Stevens Point and Whitewater, Wisconsin (now known as the | ||||||
11 | University of Wisconsin) and graduated from the University of | ||||||
12 | Maryland with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration; | ||||||
13 | after college, he joined the United States Marine Corps; and
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14 | WHEREAS, J. Mark Amacher was employed in the financial | ||||||
15 | industry for over 45 years; he worked for Black Hawk Federal | ||||||
16 | Savings and Loan, American Bank, and the Rock Island Bank; | ||||||
17 | prior to his retirement, he had been employed as a banker with | ||||||
18 | IH Mississippi Valley Credit Union; and
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19 | WHEREAS, J. Mark Amacher was a member of St. Matthew | ||||||
20 | Lutheran Church in Milan and the Marine Corps League; he also | ||||||
21 | served as president of the Rock Island Kiwanis Club and of Tau |
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1 | Kappa Epsilon during his junior year of college; and
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2 | WHEREAS, J. Mark Amacher was a lifelong Green Bay Packers | ||||||
3 | and Chicago White Sox fan; he enjoyed collecting baseball | ||||||
4 | cards, volunteering at Toys for Tots for 10 years, and walking | ||||||
5 | Civil War and World War battlefields; and
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6 | WHEREAS, J. Mark Amacher was preceded in death by his | ||||||
7 | parents; his brothers, Armond and Farrell Amacher; and his | ||||||
8 | sisters, Marilyn Whelihan and Jean Bremer; and
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9 | WHEREAS, J. Mark Amacher is survived by his wife of 52 | ||||||
10 | years, Susan; his son, Bryce (Anne Marie) Amacher; his | ||||||
11 | grandchildren, Alexandra and Andrew Amacher; and his siblings, | ||||||
12 | Bernice Amacher, Janice Smith, and Phyllis Smith; therefore, be | ||||||
13 | it
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14 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
15 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | ||||||
16 | family and friends, mourn the passing of J. Mark Amacher; and | ||||||
17 | be it further
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18 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
19 | presented to the family of J. Mark Amacher as an expression of | ||||||
20 | our sympathy.
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