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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
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learn of the death of Joseph E. "Jody" Trover Sr. of 
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Belleville, who passed away on April 28, 2010; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, He began his career at the age of 13 as a caddy at 
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St. Louis Country Club; there he discovered his love of golf; 
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in 1962, he went to work for a new sandwich business and 
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married Jeanette the following year; he went on to pursue his 
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dreams, a family, a business, sitting on boards, and being 
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involved in the church and the community; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, He still found time for golf, hunting, fishing, 
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and friends or a stranger; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, He bought Landshire Incorporated, the company 
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known for distributing sandwiches, in 1966; he also operated 
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Yorktown Golf Course in Shiloh and Practice T in Fairview 
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Heights; he was also involved with Head Start in East St. 
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Louis; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his father, Edwin 
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Trover; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Joseph Trover Sr.  is survived by his mother, 
 


 






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Mildred; his wife, Jeanette; their four children and their 
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loving partners; his 13 grandchildren; his sister and brother; 
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his brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, as well as many dear 
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nieces, nephews, family, and friends; therefore, be it
  
 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
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his family and friends, the passing of Joseph Trover Sr.; and 
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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 Joseph Trover Sr. as a symbol of our 
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sincere sympathy.