SR1335 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Allen Hallberg Myers of Moline, who passed away on July 20, 2020; and

WHEREAS, Allen Myers was born to Alson and Myrtle (Hallberg) Myers near Centralia on November 3, 1931; he attended Centralia High School and then Southern Illinois University, earning a degree in geology and geography in 1952; after graduation, he enlisted in the Navy; he started electronics training on Treasure Island in San Francisco and then attended officer candidate school in Providence, Rhode Island, commissioning as a lieutenant junior grade; he married Lena Pantaleo in Du Quoin on July 13, 1953, and they moved to Monterey, California for his post-graduate studies before relocating to San Diego, where he served as head electronics officer on the USS Winston; and

WHEREAS, Upon leaving the Navy in 1956, Allen Myers joined his father in running the family farm, Myers Orchards; after selling the farm in 1990, he went into business development at Kaskaskia College and then became a real estate broker with Coldwell Banker; over the course of his career, he earned numerous awards with the Illinois Association of Realtors; and

WHEREAS, Allen Myers served as President of the Illinois Horticultural Society and as Board President of the Centralia First Christian Church; he was a member of the Rotary Club and the Shriners Club; and

WHEREAS, Allen Myers is survived by his wife, Lena Myers; his children, Chris Myers (Janet M. Myers), Brian Myers, and Janet K. Myers; his grandchildren, Laura Sivertsen (Matt Sivertsen), Andrea Myers (Drew Cunningham), and Leah Zimmermann (Adam Zimmermann); his great-grandchildren, Christopher Sivertsen and Abraham Zimmermann; his sisters, Mary Renfro (Lloyd Shaw), Jean Hutter, and Rose Davidson; and his beloved nieces and nephews; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Allen Hallberg Myers and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Allen Myers as an expression of our deepest sympathy.