Full Text of SR0898 096th 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
Samuel J. Van Scoyoc, Sr. of Bloomington, | 4 | | who passed away on July 3, 2010; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Samuel Van Scoyoc, Sr. was born March 4, 1939, in | 6 | | Kewanee; he was the son of Delmar Emery and Freda Marie Betar | 7 | | Van Scoyoc; he married Norma J. Lebre on October 10, 1964, in | 8 | | Dixon; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Samuel Van Scoyoc, Sr. served as a medic with the | 10 | | United States Army from 1961 to 1964; he served in Vietnam | 11 | | during his time with the Army; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Samuel Van Scoyoc, Sr. earned his bachelor's | 13 | | degree from Illinois State University, where he majored in | 14 | | special education and minored in elementary education; he was a | 15 | | member of the Black Friars and served as the sports editor for | 16 | | The Vidette while at ISU; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Samuel Van Scoyoc, Sr. had a long and | 18 | | distinguished career in numerous fields; he was employed in | 19 | | pharmaceutical sales with Parke Davis; he served as the | 20 | | marketing director at Bloomington Federal Savings and Loan, | 21 | | which was later called Champion Federal and First of America |
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| 1 | | Bank, where he received the James H. Duncan Award for | 2 | | performance excellence; he served as the marketing director at | 3 | | The Pantagraph; he last worked in the marketing department at | 4 | | State Farm Bank; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Samuel Van Scoyoc, Sr. participated in many local | 6 | | civic activities, including the Jaycees, where he served as the | 7 | | president of the local chapter and had served as the national | 8 | | director for the State of Illinois; he also received the award | 9 | | of Jaycee International Senator; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Samuel Van Scoyoc, Sr. served as the treasurer for | 11 | | the McLean County Chapter of the American Heart Association for | 12 | | 25 years; he served on the board of the McLean County United | 13 | | Way; he was a member and past president of the ISU Alumni Board | 14 | | and a current member of the ISU Foundation Board; he served on | 15 | | the McLean County Planning Commission; he served on the BroMenn | 16 | | Foundation Board; he also served as past president of Beyond | 17 | | the Books; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Samuel Van Scoyoc, Sr. was a strong supporter of | 19 | | BHS athletics; he was also a 25-year member of the chain gang | 20 | | at home football games; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Samuel Van Scoyoc, Sr. was preceded in death by | 22 | | his parents; his twin sister, Sally Aikens; and his sister, |
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| 1 | | Susan Chiverton; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Samuel Van Scoyoc, Sr. is survived by his wife; | 3 | | his children, Samuel (Christy) Van Scoyoc Jr., Dr. John (Dr. | 4 | | Stacey) Van Scoyoc, Anna (James Damron) Van Scoyoc, and Sara | 5 | | (Tom) Simmons; his grandchildren, Samuel Van Scoyoc III, Megan | 6 | | Van Scoyoc, Peter Van Scoyoc, Jacob Van Scoyoc, Lucas Van | 7 | | Scoyoc, James Damron, and Joseph Damron; and his aunt, Olga | 8 | | Thingvold; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Samuel Van Scoyoc, Sr. will be remembered fondly | 10 | | by his family and friends for his sense of humor and hearty | 11 | | laugh, which will be missed by all who knew and loved him; | 12 | | therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 15 | | his family and friends, the passing of Samuel J. Van Scoyoc, | 16 | | Sr.; and be it further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of Samuel Van Scoyoc, Sr. as an | 19 | | expression of our sympathy.
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