Full Text of SR1401 101st 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 Louis "Lou" Shaver Myers of Springfield, | 4 | | who passed away on September 1, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Lou Myers was born to Alan J. and Pauline Shaver | 6 | | Myers in Springfield on September 15, 1931; he graduated from | 7 | | Springfield High School and then as Cum Laude from the | 8 | | University of Miami in 1953; from 1953 to 1956, he was in | 9 | | active duty with the U.S. Navy, where he achieved the rank of | 10 | | lieutenant; he married Dorothy "June" Dunseth on July 6, 1958; | 11 | | he remained in the Navy Reserve until 1975; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Lou Myers worked for Macy's in New York and then | 13 | | for Myers Brothers, where he retired as Executive Vice | 14 | | President in 1979; he was then a commercial real estate broker | 15 | | until his retirement in 1999; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Lou Myers was a 60 year member of the First United | 17 | | Methodist Church, where he served on the board; he was elected | 18 | | to the school board for District 186, was a board member of | 19 | | SCADA, DPI, and the Fancy Creek Cemetery Association, and was a | 20 | | member of the Sangamo Club and the Springfield Art Association; | 21 | | and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Lou Myers was a big supporter of youth sports; he | 2 | | found great joy in sharing sweet corn and other bounty from the | 3 | | farm; he and his wife loved spending winters in Mexico and | 4 | | summers in the caboose on the farm; the farm was never far from | 5 | | his heart or soul; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Lou Myers was preceded in death by his parents and | 7 | | his wife; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Lou Myers is survived by his children, Julie Myers | 9 | | (Cass) Casper, Stephen Dunseth (Terri Blake) Myers, and Scott | 10 | | Dunseth (Erica) Myers; his five grandchildren, Myers | 11 | | (Christine) Dill, Jake M., Emiko M., Blake E., and John W.S. | 12 | | Myers; his great-grandchild, Lucia Dill; his great-grandson | 13 | | due in February of 2021; and his sister, Suzanne Giesze; | 14 | | therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
| 17 | | Louis "Lou" Shaver Myers and extend our sincere
condolences to | 18 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be it | 19 | | further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 21 | | presented to the family of Lou Myers as an expression of
our | 22 | | deepest sympathy.
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