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1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
3 | | learn of the death of Howard William Myers of Lakewood, who |
4 | | passed away on November 23, 2017; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Howard Myers was born in Brooklyn, New York on |
6 | | September 21, 1943; he attended the Brooklyn Polytechnic |
7 | | Institute and graduated from the University of Missouri-Rolla |
8 | | with a Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics; he earned |
9 | | his Master of Science in Systems Engineering from Northeastern |
10 | | University in Boston; he married Sharon Ruth Stene in Elgin on |
11 | | June 4, 1966; and
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12 | | WHEREAS, Howard Myers was a systems software engineer for |
13 | | many companies including Boeing, Motorola, Berkline, and the |
14 | | Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago; he loved to teach and was a |
15 | | professor of computer science at Judson College for nearly a |
16 | | decade and chairman of the computer science department; and
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17 | | WHEREAS, In retirement, Howard Myers enjoyed working with |
18 | | his son, Andy, at Acorn Landscape and visiting his son, Arvy, |
19 | | in Washington, D.C.; he was an avid photographer, bird watcher, |
20 | | and Chicago Cubs fan; he loved attending his granddaughter |
21 | | Lily's hockey games and building birdhouses with his grandson, |
22 | | Oakly; and
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