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1
HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Wilbur
4 Allen Meyer of Moline, who passed away on November 9, 2009; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Wilbur Meyer was born on August 1, 1926 in
6 Washington, Iowa; he was the son of Herman and Ruby House
7 Meyer; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Wilbur Meyer married his loving wife, Joan
9 Connors, on January 22, 1946, in Burlington, Iowa; they
10 celebrated a wonderful life together for over 63 years; and
 
11     WHEREAS, Wilbur Meyer answered the call of his country
12 through his service as a Machinist Mate in the United States
13 Navy during World War II, during which he served honorably in
14 the Pacific Theater; he was an atomic veteran, bearing witness
15 to the birth of the Nuclear Age with his duties aboard the
16 U.S.S. Bladen (APA-63) during Operation Crossroads; he also
17 served aboard the U.S.S. Elokomin (AO-55) and at Naval Air
18 Station Attu in Alaska; and
 
19     WHEREAS, Wilbur Meyer was employed as a production manager
20 for F.W. Means & Company of Moline for 37 years until his
21 retirement in 1989; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, Wilbur Meyer was an avid fisherman who enjoyed
2 fishing the waters of Illinois and Minnesota; and
 
3     WHEREAS, Wilbur Meyer was an active member of Sacred Heart
4 Parish in Moline; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Wilbur Meyer was preceded in death by his parents;
6 his son, Colin; his sisters, Ruth, Kate, Phyllis, Ilene,
7 Maxine, and Helen; and his brother, Charles; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Wilbur Meyer is survived by his wife, Joan; his
9 daughter, Julie (Carter) Crile; his son, Mark (Kathy) Meyer;
10 his grandsons, Mark (Nancy) Meyer Jr. and Andrew (Kate) Meyer;
11 his sister, Sherrie (Dan) Nelson; his brother, Robert (Cy)
12 Meyer; and his many nieces and nephews; and
 
13     WHEREAS, Wilbur Meyer will be remembered by all who knew
14 and loved him as a loving father and husband, a veteran of
15 World War II, and a kind and hard-working member of his
16 community; therefore, be it
 
17     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
18 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
19 mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Wilbur
20 Allen Meyer; and be it further
 

 

 

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1     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2 presented to the family of Wilbur Meyer as an expression of our
3 sympathy.