Full Text of SR0393 96th General Assembly
SR0393 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of F. George "Steve" Stevenson of Godfrey, | 4 |
| who passed away on August 30, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, F. George "Steve" Stevenson was born February 21, | 6 |
| 1926, in Salem, the son of Edgar and Minnie (Mundweiler) | 7 |
| Stevenson; he married the former Lucille Niermann on September | 8 |
| 19, 1948, in Hoyleton; and
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| WHEREAS, He began working in the automobile business in | 10 |
| 1948 in Alton with Walz Oldsmobile; he established Quality | 11 |
| Pontiac in Alton in 1958 and continued to serve as president | 12 |
| until his death; he worked alongside his two sons, Greg and | 13 |
| David, and two grandsons, Chad and Cody; and
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| WHEREAS, He served his country in the U.S. Navy in the | 15 |
| Pacific during World War II as a signalman; he was a member of | 16 |
| Alton VFW Post 1308, an active member of Evangelical United | 17 |
| Church of Christ in Godfrey for 60 years, a member of Lockhaven | 18 |
| Country Club, and an avid golfer; he served on numerous | 19 |
| Automobile Dealers Councils at the State and national levels, | 20 |
| and he was formerly a member of the Alton-Godfrey Rotary Club; | 21 |
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents; his three | 2 |
| sisters; and his four brothers; and
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| WHEREAS, F. George "Steve" Stevenson is survived by his | 4 |
| wife; his two sons and their wives, Greg and Gerri (Neubauer) | 5 |
| Stevenson and David and Carol (Adams) Stevenson; his | 6 |
| grandchildren, Jill Stevenson, Natalie (Stevenson) and spouse, | 7 |
| Cole Merrill, Chad Stevenson and his spouse, Megan (Ashlock), | 8 |
| and Cody Stevenson and spouse, Nicole (Krueger); his four | 9 |
| great-grandchildren; his sister, Helen Waggoner; and many | 10 |
| nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 12 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 13 |
| his family and friends, the passing of F. George "Steve" | 14 |
| Stevenson; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 |
| presented to the family of George Stevenson as a symbol of our | 17 |
| sincere sympathy.
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