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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
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| learn of the death of
Robert "Allen" Meyer of Buffalo Grove, |
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| who passed away on June 22, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, Robert "Allen" Meyer was born on June 27, 1950 in |
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| Lander, Wyoming; his parents were Robert and Georgie Meyer; and
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| WHEREAS, Robert "Allen" Meyer was a graduate of Lake |
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| Stevens High School; he earned his Master of Library Science |
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| degree at Northern Illinois University; and
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| WHEREAS, Robert "Allen" Meyer had a lifelong career working |
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| in libraries; he began working at the Vernon Area Public |
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| Library District in 1985 as a Children's Librarian; he became |
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| the district director for the Vernon Area Public Library in |
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| 1985, where he was known as a capable and effective |
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| administrator; and
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| WHEREAS, Robert "Allen" Meyer was a driving force in the |
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| successful management of the building expansion of the Vernon |
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| Area Library facility; his hard work and leadership were |
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| instrumental in the passage of a new building referendum; and
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| WHEREAS, Robert "Allen" Meyer was a member of Willow Creek |
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| Church in South Barrington; and
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| WHEREAS, Robert "Allen" Meyer loved to visit his family on |
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| the West Coast; and
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| WHEREAS, Robert "Allen" Meyer was preceded in death by his |
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| parents, Robert and Georgie Meyer, and his brothers, Charles, |
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| William, and David Meyer; and
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| WHEREAS, Robert "Allen" Meyer is survived by his life |
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| partner, Jeff Honokaupu; his brothers and sisters, Sue (Pat) |
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| Welch, Anne Behnke, Cindy (Bill) Short, Mary Kingery, John |
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| (Patsy) Meyer, Paul (Karin) Meyer, and Dan Meyer; and his |
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| sister-in-law, Meg Meyer; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with |
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| his family and friends, the passing of Robert "Allen" Meyer; |
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| and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to the family of Robert "Allen" Meyer as an |
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| expression of our sympathy.
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