Full Text of SR0722 99th 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 A. D. Van Meter of Springfield, who | 4 | | passed away on June 28, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, A. D. Van Meter was born on May 16, 1922 to A. D. | 6 | | and Edith (nee Graham) Van Meter; he graduated 2 years early | 7 | | from Williamsville High School and served in the United States | 8 | | Merchant Marine during World War II; he married Margaret | 9 | | Schlipf on December 1, 1956; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, A. D. Van Meter graduated from King's Point | 11 | | College in 1946 and Northwestern University Law School in 1948; | 12 | | he returned to Springfield to practice law with his law school | 13 | | seat-mate and close friend, Robert Oxtoby, first as "Van Meter | 14 | | and Oxtoby" and later as "Van Meter, Oxtoby and Funk" from 1949 | 15 | | to 2001; in 1963, he moved from the active practice of law to | 16 | | the field of banking, serving as Vice-President, President, and | 17 | | Chairman of the original Illinois National Bank of Springfield | 18 | | until 1990, and thereafter as a Director of Midwest Financial | 19 | | Group, Inc. until 1993; as a banker, he campaigned actively for | 20 | | the reform of Illinois' banking laws to permit branch banks and | 21 | | cash machines; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, A. D. Van Meter served as a Chairman of the United |
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| 1 | | Way Planning Committee, Director of Memorial Medical Center, | 2 | | member of the first elected board chartered to study the | 3 | | construction of a Springfield Convention Center, Director of | 4 | | the Illinois Board of Investment (1968-72), Chairman of the | 5 | | State of Illinois' National Bicentennial Commission (1975-76), | 6 | | Chairman of the Illinois Housing Development Authority | 7 | | (1977-2003), and Trustee or Chairman of the Southern Illinois | 8 | | University Board of Trustees (1989-2001); and | 9 | | WHEREAS, A. D. Van Meter played the piano and organ, held a | 10 | | deep knowledge of classical music, appreciated modern | 11 | | architecture, read widely, loved tulips and geraniums, and | 12 | | enjoyed traveling with his family; in his later years, he | 13 | | produced digital movies that are now a family treasure; he was | 14 | | affectionately known to many as "Van"; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, A. D. Van Meter was preceded in death by his | 16 | | parents; his brother, Charlie Carol Van Meter; and his sister, | 17 | | Dorthy Van Meter Sauers; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, A. D. Van Meter is survived by his wife, Margaret; | 19 | | his son, Andy; his daughters, Alice (Matt) Wolfe and Ann Van | 20 | | Meter Mohn; and his 4 grandchildren, Matt and Will Wolfe and | 21 | | Samantha and Libby Mohn; therefore, be it
| 22 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL |
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| 1 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 2 | | A. D. Van Meter, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 3 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 4 | | further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 | | presented to the family of A. D. Van Meter as an expression of | 7 | | our deepest sympathy.
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