Full Text of SR0450 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 Mark Stephen DeVer of Alton, who passed | 4 | | away on April 16, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Mark DeVer was born in Hillsboro to Helen Eileen | 6 | | (Ruppe) and Ronald James DeVer; he served his country in the | 7 | | United States Air Force from 1968 to 1969, and was honorably | 8 | | discharged from the Air Force Reserve in 1970; he married | 9 | | Jeannine Kelly-DeVer on January 2, 1999; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Mark DeVer was instrumental in the formation of | 11 | | Metro Supply & Equipment Co. in the 1970s and continued to | 12 | | successfully run that company for over 40 years; he was also | 13 | | co-owner of Danmar Enterprises, Inc., a real estate investment | 14 | | company that focuses on restoring and rehabilitating historic | 15 | | properties in Alton; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Mark DeVer enjoyed music, especially gospel music | 17 | | of the Cathedrals, the Gaithers, and the Plainsmen Quartet; he | 18 | | loved to play golf, watch the St. Louis Cardinals, and his | 19 | | dogs, Sophie and Sabrina, but most of all he loved spending | 20 | | time with his wife, taking drives, shopping, working on | 21 | | projects, and staying at their home in Louisiana, Missouri; he | 22 | | was a member of Concordia Lutheran Church in Cottage Hills and |
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| 1 | | Trinity Lutheran Church in Louisiana, Missouri; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Mark DeVer was preceded in death by his father, | 3 | | Ronald DeVer; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Mark DeVer is survived by his wife of nearly 20 | 5 | | years, Jeannine; his mother, Helen DeVer; his mother-in-law, | 6 | | Tommie Myers; his son, Derrick DeVer; his siblings, Trent (Kim) | 7 | | DeVer, Renee (David) Hardwick, Jeff (Susan) Padgett, Desiree | 8 | | (Danny) Burke, and Dawn Jacobs; his brothers-in-law, John | 9 | | (Robin) and Michael Kelly; 20 nieces and nephews; 10 | 10 | | great-nieces and nephews; Sabrina, the beloved family dog; and | 11 | | numerous friends and relatives; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 14 | | Mark Stephen DeVer, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 15 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 16 | | further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of Mark DeVer as an expression of our | 19 | | deepest sympathy.
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