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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are saddened to  learn of the death of
Raymond 
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F. Shroyer of Sandwich, who passed away on March 8, 2008; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Raymond F. Shroyer was born on June 25, 1934 in 
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Chicago; he was the son of Edward and Leora (Dagen) Shroyer; he 
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was united in marriage to Diane F. Fox on November 2, 1972 in 
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Downers Grove; and

 
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    WHEREAS, After graduating from high school, Raymond F. 
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Shroyer enlisted in the Army National Guard, serving during the 
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Cuban Missile Crisis in the Aviation Intermediate Maintenance 
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Unit, Military Police, and service at Nike Missile Sites; after 
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his tenure in the National Guard, he transferred into the Army 
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Reserves, serving at Fort Hood, Texas with the General Staff; 
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he retired from the military after 42 years of dedicated 
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service; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Raymond F. Shroyer was in the amusement business 
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for over 40 years; he was the owner of Metro Amusements in 
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Streator; he began Metro Amusements in Chicago in 1963, 
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expanding his business to provide equipment to several Illinois 
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counties, including LaSalle, Kendall, Bureau, Livingston, and 
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Grundy Counties; and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, Raymond F. Shroyer was a member of the Illinois 
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Coin Machine Operators Association for several years, serving 
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as Past President and on the association's Legislative & 
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Government Affairs Committee; he was a Vice-President and Chair 
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of the Affiliated States Committee of the national Amusement & 
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Music Operators Association; he was also a member of SERTOMA; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, Raymond F. Shroyer was the recipient of many 
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awards in recognition of his work, including the 2001 ICMOA 
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Distinguished Service Award, the 2003 President's Award, and 
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the 2001 Operator of the Year Award; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Raymond F. Shroyer was preceded in death by his 
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parents and his brother, Edward Shroyer; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Raymond F. Shroyer is survived by his wife, Diane; 
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his children, Raeann (Jim) Fuller, Joseph (Lynn) Shroyer, Ken 
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Shroyer, Sharon Shroyer, Liane (Michael) Maag, Donna Lewanski, 
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Janet Bradley, Mark Netrefa, and Laura White; his fourteen 
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grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; and his 
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sister-in-law, Arlene Shroyer; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
 


 






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mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of 
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Raymond F. Shroyer; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Raymond F. Shroyer as an expression 
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of our sympathy.