Full Text of SR1309 98th 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 Joseph E. "Joe" Meyer of Edwardsville, | 4 | | who passed away on June 12, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Meyer was born in Alton on February 7, 1952 | 6 | | to Mary Jo (nee Kellerman) Meyer-Anderson and Elton Meyer; he | 7 | | graduated from Edwardsville High School in 1970 and the | 8 | | University of Notre Dame in 1974; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Meyer founded a real estate company, Joseph | 10 | | E. Meyer & Associates in Edwardsville; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Meyer always appreciated the history of | 12 | | Edwardsville; he was involved in the community through his | 13 | | memberships in the Edwardsville Rotary Club and the | 14 | | Edwardsville Gun Club, and through his development of Park | 15 | | Plaza; he also enjoyed aviation, fishing, trap shooting, | 16 | | boating, photography, golfing, relaxing at the Lake of the | 17 | | Ozarks, and taking his grandchildren exploring; he was a | 18 | | talented musician and played with the Notre Dame Marching Band, | 19 | | the Edwardsville Muny Band, and gave private performances for | 20 | | his friends and family; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Meyer was preceded in death by his father, |
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| 1 | | Elton Meyer; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Meyer is survived by his wife, Betsy | 3 | | (Newton); his 6 children, Emily (Terry) and her husband, | 4 | | Stephen Gates, Sheri (Meyer) and her husband, Chris Dion, Molly | 5 | | (Terry) and her husband, Dennis Heepke, Jodie (Meyer) and her | 6 | | husband, Jason Oates, Sam Terry, and Eric Meyer and his wife, | 7 | | Lauren (Gansner); his 7 grandchildren, Caroline, Betsy, and Sam | 8 | | Gates, Grace Dion, Lucy and Henry Heepke, and Joseph Meyer; his | 9 | | mother, MaryJo Anderson; his sister, Kari (Fred) Barton; and | 10 | | his brother, Ned (Dorothy) Meyer; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 13 | | Joseph E. "Joe" Meyer, and extend our sincere condolences to | 14 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 15 | | further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of Joseph Meyer as an expression of our | 18 | | deepest sympathy.
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