Full Text of SR0738 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Duffield J. "Duffy" Seyller III of | 4 | | Harvard, who passed away on July 10, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Duffield Seyller was born in Peoria to Duffield J. | 6 | | Seyller II and Dorothy McFarlin on January 2, 1949; he | 7 | | graduated from Spalding High School in Peoria and served in | 8 | | Vietnam with the United States Army; he graduated from Western | 9 | | Illinois University with a bachelor's degree in business and a | 10 | | Master of Business Administration; he married JoAnn Strohmeyer | 11 | | in Peoria on August 17, 1974; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Duffield Seyller was employed at Home Federal | 13 | | Savings in Peoria, where he worked for nine years; in 1985, he | 14 | | moved to Harvard, where he was employed at the Harvard Savings | 15 | | Bank, later becoming chief executive officer and president; he | 16 | | was a member of the Illinois League of Financial Institutions, | 17 | | where he served as chairman in 2009; he retired in February of | 18 | | 2014, continuing to serve on the board of directors; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Duffield Seyller was a lifelong parishioner at St. | 20 | | Joseph Church, serving with the Parent's Club, the Finance | 21 | | Committee, and the Pastoral Council for many years; he was also | 22 | | a member of, and served as, president of the Harvard Lions |
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| 1 | | Club; he loved telling stories and making new friends; he was | 2 | | an avid fan of the St. Louis Cardinals, the Chicago Bears, and | 3 | | the Notre Dame Fighting Irish; you could always find him in the | 4 | | stands cheering on his children at Hornet sporting events; he | 5 | | was an active golfer, participating in many golf leagues | 6 | | throughout his life; he enjoyed his getaways in Galena and | 7 | | exploring new places, with his wife; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Duffield Seyller was preceded in death by his | 9 | | parents and his grandson, Beckett Adams; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Duffield Seyller is survived by his wife, JoAnn; | 11 | | his children, Duffield (Amy) Seyller IV, Casey (Kristi) | 12 | | Seyller, Molly (Coady) Adams, Shannon (Daniel) Skoglund, and | 13 | | Courtney Seyller; his grandchildren, Jenna, Maddie, and Ella | 14 | | Seyller; his sisters, Christine (Jack) Duke and Sandy (Mike) | 15 | | Neese; and 10 nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 18 | | Duffield J. "Duffy" Seyller III, and extend our sincere | 19 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 20 | | him; and be it further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 22 | | presented to the family of Duffield Seyller as an expression of |
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| 1 | | our deepest sympathy.
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