Full Text of SR0773 95th General Assembly
SR0773 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of
Robert "Allen" Meyer of Buffalo Grove, | 4 |
| who passed away on June 22, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, Robert "Allen" Meyer was born on June 27, 1950 in | 6 |
| Lander, Wyoming; his parents were Robert and Georgie Meyer; and
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| WHEREAS, Robert "Allen" Meyer was a graduate of Lake | 8 |
| Stevens High School; he earned his Master of Library Science | 9 |
| degree at Northern Illinois University; and
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| WHEREAS, Robert "Allen" Meyer had a lifelong career working | 11 |
| in libraries; he began working at the Vernon Area Public | 12 |
| Library District in 1985 as a Children's Librarian; he became | 13 |
| the district director for the Vernon Area Public Library in | 14 |
| 1985, where he was known as a capable and effective | 15 |
| administrator; and
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| WHEREAS, Robert "Allen" Meyer was a driving force in the | 17 |
| successful management of the building expansion of the Vernon | 18 |
| Area Library facility; his hard work and leadership were | 19 |
| instrumental in the passage of a new building referendum; and
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| WHEREAS, Robert "Allen" Meyer was a member of Willow Creek |
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| Church in South Barrington; and
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| WHEREAS, Robert "Allen" Meyer loved to visit his family on | 3 |
| the West Coast; and | 4 |
| WHEREAS, Robert "Allen" Meyer was preceded in death by his | 5 |
| parents, Robert and Georgie Meyer, and his brothers, Charles, | 6 |
| William, and David Meyer; and
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| WHEREAS, Robert "Allen" Meyer is survived by his life | 8 |
| partner, Jeff Honokaupu; his brothers and sisters, Sue (Pat) | 9 |
| Welch, Anne Behnke, Cindy (Bill) Short, Mary Kingery, John | 10 |
| (Patsy) Meyer, Paul (Karin) Meyer, and Dan Meyer; and his | 11 |
| sister-in-law, Meg Meyer; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 13 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 14 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Robert "Allen" Meyer; | 15 |
| and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 |
| presented to the family of Robert "Allen" Meyer as an | 18 |
| expression of our sympathy.
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