Full Text of SR0186 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of David Stover, who passed away on April | 4 | | 2, 2023; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, David Stover was born in Centralia to Dan and | 6 | | Rosalee Stover on November 12, 1946; he lived
in Centralia | 7 | | until he moved to Carbondale to attend Southern Illinois | 8 | | University (SIU); he graduated
and returned later to earn his | 9 | | master's degree in rehabilitation administration and | 10 | | counseling; he married Janet Dhom on August 28, 1977; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, David Stover's proudest professional achievements | 12 | | were serving as the first executive director of the Illinois
| 13 | | Association of Rehabilitation Facilities, serving as CEO of | 14 | | the American Medical
Rehabilitation Providers Association, and | 15 | | founding his own company, Futures in Rehabilitation
| 16 | | Management; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, David Stover and Janet endowed a scholarship
at | 18 | | SIU to support the next generations of rehabilitation | 19 | | professionals who work with persons with
disabilities; he | 20 | | served in leadership roles and helped raise funds for the | 21 | | Springfield Boys and Girls
Club, led efforts to bring the | 22 | | National High School Rodeo Association to Springfield, the |
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time the rodeo was hosted east of the Mississippi River, | 2 | | and worked with a committed group of
neighbors to create the | 3 | | Round Prairie Co-op and bring water to hundreds of rural | 4 | | homes; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, David Stover was recognized many times in his | 6 | | life for professional and personal achievements; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, David Stover designed the underground home where | 8 | | he and Janet lived for 32 years, and he reveled in the fact
| 9 | | that it was featured on HGTV; his
passions included spending | 10 | | time with friends, playing guitar, cooking, and enjoying
life | 11 | | at Ft. Myers Beach, Florida; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, David Stover was an entrepreneur, musician, and | 13 | | mentor, but his proudest accomplishments
were being a father, | 14 | | papaw, husband, brother, and friend; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, David Stover was preceded in death by his parents | 16 | | and his brother, Donny; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, David Stover is survived by his wife, Janet; his | 18 | | daughters, Amy (Michael) Cheatham and Charlene (Mike)
Walsh; | 19 | | his grandson, Noah; his brother, Danny (Linda) Stover; his | 20 | | sister-in-law, Jan Stover; his nephews,
Brennan, Dannon, Zach, | 21 | | and Gabe; and his friend and first wife, Susan (Richard)
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| 1 | | Morris; therefore, be it
| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 3 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 4 | | David Stover and extend our sincere condolences to his family, | 5 | | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to the family of David Stover as an expression of our | 8 | | deepest sympathy.
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