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SENATE RESOLUTION

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