Full Text of HR1083 95th General Assembly
HR1083 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of
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| F. Shroyer of Sandwich, who passed away on March 8, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, Raymond F. Shroyer was born on June 25, 1934 in | 6 |
| Chicago; he was the son of Edward and Leora (Dagen) Shroyer; he | 7 |
| was united in marriage to Diane F. Fox on November 2, 1972 in | 8 |
| Downers Grove; and
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| WHEREAS, After graduating from high school, Raymond F. | 10 |
| Shroyer enlisted in the Army National Guard, serving during the | 11 |
| Cuban Missile Crisis in the Aviation Intermediate Maintenance | 12 |
| Unit, Military Police, and service at Nike Missile Sites; after | 13 |
| his tenure in the National Guard, he transferred into the Army | 14 |
| Reserves, serving at Fort Hood, Texas with the General Staff; | 15 |
| he retired from the military after 42 years of dedicated | 16 |
| service; and
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| WHEREAS, Raymond F. Shroyer was in the amusement business | 18 |
| for over 40 years; he was the owner of Metro Amusements in | 19 |
| Streator; he began Metro Amusements in Chicago in 1963, | 20 |
| expanding his business to provide equipment to several Illinois | 21 |
| counties, including LaSalle, Kendall, Bureau, Livingston, and | 22 |
| Grundy Counties; and
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| WHEREAS, Raymond F. Shroyer was a member of the Illinois | 2 |
| Coin Machine Operators Association for several years, serving | 3 |
| as Past President and on the association's Legislative & | 4 |
| Government Affairs Committee; he was a Vice-President and Chair | 5 |
| of the Affiliated States Committee of the national Amusement & | 6 |
| Music Operators Association; he was also a member of SERTOMA; | 7 |
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| WHEREAS, Raymond F. Shroyer was the recipient of many | 9 |
| awards in recognition of his work, including the 2001 ICMOA | 10 |
| Distinguished Service Award, the 2003 President's Award, and | 11 |
| the 2001 Operator of the Year Award; and | 12 |
| WHEREAS, Raymond F. Shroyer was preceded in death by his | 13 |
| parents and his brother, Edward Shroyer; and | 14 |
| WHEREAS, Raymond F. Shroyer is survived by his wife, Diane; | 15 |
| his children, Raeann (Jim) Fuller, Joseph (Lynn) Shroyer, Ken | 16 |
| Shroyer, Sharon Shroyer, Liane (Michael) Maag, Donna Lewanski, | 17 |
| Janet Bradley, Mark Netrefa, and Laura White; his fourteen | 18 |
| grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; and his | 19 |
| sister-in-law, Arlene Shroyer; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 21 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of | 2 |
| Raymond F. Shroyer; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 |
| presented to the family of Raymond F. Shroyer as an expression | 5 |
| of our sympathy.
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