HR0528 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Edward P. "Ed" Myers of Sauk Village, who passed away on November 12, 2023; and

WHEREAS, Ed Myers was born on October 3, 1947; and

WHEREAS, Ed Myers served Sauk Village for 52 years, beginning his outstanding career as a firefighter with the Sauk Village Fire Department in 1971; for his dedication and leadership, he was promoted to engineer in 1976, lieutenant in 1980, captain in 1991, and assistant chief in 2002, serving in that position until his retirement in 2023; and

WHEREAS, Ed Myers simultaneously served as a building official and the code enforcement supervisor for Sauk Village from 1986 through 2001, and again in 2021; he previously served as the code enforcement official for the Village of Steger for a number of years; and

WHEREAS, Ed Myers was elected to the Sauk Village Board of Trustees in 2009, and he was reelected in 2013; and

WHEREAS, For his contributions and exemplary service to Sauk Village, Ed Myers was recognized by the mayor and board of trustees in October 2023, receiving the further honor of a street on 221st Street and Orion Avenue being designated in his name; and

WHEREAS, Ed Myers was the husband of the late Carol J. (Bretveld) Myers; the father of Phillip (Sandy) Myers, Deborah (Jeffrey) Szela, and Paul (Kandace) Myers; the grandfather of Courtney (Bob) Myers, Lauren (Nathan) Myers, Tabbitha Anderson, and Lucas (fiancée, Mary) Myers; the son of the late Tommy Lee Myers and the late Elizabeth Myers; and the brother of Tommy Larry Myers, the late Mary Langford, and the late Sharon Meeker; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Edward P. "Ed" Myers and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Ed Myers as an expression of our deepest sympathy.