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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Edward
4P. "Ed" Myers of Sauk Village, who passed away on November 12,
52023; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Ed Myers was born on October 3, 1947; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Ed Myers served Sauk Village for 52 years,
8beginning his outstanding career as a firefighter with the
9Sauk Village Fire Department in 1971; for his dedication and
10leadership, he was promoted to engineer in 1976, lieutenant in
111980, captain in 1991, and assistant chief in 2002, serving in
12that position until his retirement in 2023; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Ed Myers simultaneously served as a building
14official and the code enforcement supervisor for Sauk Village
15from 1986 through 2001, and again in 2021; he previously
16served as the code enforcement official for the Village of
17Steger for a number of years; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Ed Myers was elected to the Sauk Village Board of
19Trustees in 2009, and he was reelected in 2013; and
 
20    WHEREAS, For his contributions and exemplary service to

 

 

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1Sauk Village, Ed Myers was recognized by the mayor and board of
2trustees in October 2023, receiving the further honor of a
3street on 221st Street and Orion Avenue being designated in
4his name; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Ed Myers was the husband of the late Carol J.
6(Bretveld) Myers; the father of Phillip (Sandy) Myers, Deborah
7(Jeffrey) Szela, and Paul (Kandace) Myers; the grandfather of
8Courtney (Bob) Myers, Lauren (Nathan) Myers, Tabbitha
9Anderson, and Lucas (fiancée, Mary) Myers; the son of the late
10Tommy Lee Myers and the late Elizabeth Myers; and the brother
11of Tommy Larry Myers, the late Mary Langford, and the late
12Sharon Meeker; therefore, be it
 
13    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
14HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
15we mourn the passing of Edward P. "Ed" Myers and extend our
16sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew
17and loved him; and be it further
 
18    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
19presented to the family of Ed Myers as an expression of our
20deepest sympathy.