Full Text of SR1631 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 Harry George Meadows, who passed away on | 4 | | April 7, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Harry Meadows was born in Chicago to W. R. "Bob" | 6 | | and Edna (Gahagan) Meadows on April 25, 1921; he attended St. | 7 | | Laurence Grade School, Abbott Junior High School, Elgin High | 8 | | School, and graduated from the Elgin Academy in 1939; he | 9 | | graduated from Lake Forest College in 1944 and married Ruth | 10 | | Anderson; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Harry Meadows joined the U.S. Navy at the | 12 | | beginning of World War II and received midshipman officer's | 13 | | training at Tower Hall in Chicago, Wabash College, and Columbia | 14 | | University; he honorably served as the executive officer, | 15 | | Lieutenant Jr. Grade, aboard the Mobile Explosives | 16 | | Investigation Unit ship, YP 421, in the Pacific Theater from | 17 | | 1944 to 1946; he was awarded the American Theater Ribbon, the | 18 | | WWII Victory Ribbon, a Philippine Liberation Star, and 3 Stars | 19 | | for Service in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater; his ship received a | 20 | | Presidential Unit Citation while he was the executive officer; | 21 | | and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Upon returning home from the war, Harry Meadows |
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| 1 | | continued a 76-year association with W. R. Meadows, Inc., a | 2 | | family business started by his father in 1926 in Elgin; he | 3 | | served as Chairman of the Board and the company is now in its | 4 | | 93rd year with its third and fourth generation of family at the | 5 | | helm; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, During the 1950s, Harry Meadows was a member of | 7 | | the Elgin Junior Chamber of Commerce and the Board of Directors | 8 | | of the Elgin National Bank; he served as President of the Elgin | 9 | | Exchange Club and twice served as President of the Concrete | 10 | | Joint Institute; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, In 1984, Harry Meadows received the Alumni | 12 | | Distinguished Service Citation from Lake Forest College; in | 13 | | 1993, he received an honorary Doctor of Business Management | 14 | | from Judson College, and in 1999, he was recognized by his | 15 | | church by being named a Knight in the Order of St. Gregory the | 16 | | Great by Pope John Paul II for his service in the Diocese of | 17 | | Rockford; numerous students over the years have benefited from | 18 | | the scholarships that he initiated; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Harry Meadows enjoyed spending time in northern | 20 | | Wisconsin and in Naples, Florida; he was a fan of any mode of | 21 | | transportation, including automobiles, airplanes, motorboats, | 22 | | and horses; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Harry Meadows was preceded in death by his parents | 2 | | and his brother, Dr. W. R. Meadows Jr.; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Harry Meadows is survived by his wife of 71 years, | 4 | | Ruth; his daughters, Merrie Derderian, Ann (Jim) Dwyer, and | 5 | | Martha Connell; his grandchildren, Matthew (Dana) Price, | 6 | | Timothy (Rebecca) Price, Catherine Connell (Tim) Kocher, Dr. | 7 | | Jennifer Dwyer, George Connell III, Elizabeth Connell, and | 8 | | William Connell; and his great-grandchildren, Kaylyn Price, | 9 | | Dylan Price, Hunter Price, John Kocher, and Mary Margaret | 10 | | Kocher; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 13 | | Harry George Meadows, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 14 | | 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 Harry Meadows as an expression of | 18 | | our deepest sympathy.
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