Full Text of HR0471 103rd General Assembly
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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 Gerald | 4 | | "Jerry" R. Vander Meer of Antioch, who passed away on April 20, | 5 | | 2023; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Vander Meer was born to Bertha (DeYoung) | 7 | | Vander Meer and Robert Vander Meer in Roseland on December 19, | 8 | | 1932; he served in the U.S. Army; he married Susan Paarlberg in | 9 | | South Holland on January 17, 1957, and they settled in Antioch | 10 | | to raise their family in 1964; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Vander Meer worked as an agency manager for | 12 | | Country Companies for over 30 years; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Vander Meer was a very active and loyal | 14 | | member of the Lions Club of Antioch for approximately 60 | 15 | | years, and his unrelenting service earned him the Melvin Jones | 16 | | Fellowship Award, the organization's highest international | 17 | | honor; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Vander Meer loved fishing, especially in | 19 | | Canada, where he had fished for over 150 weeks in total over | 20 | | the course of his life; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Vander Meer was a dedicated, hardworking, | 2 | | selfless, patriotic, and good man; he will be remembered for | 3 | | offering wise advice to his friends and employees and for the | 4 | | love, care, passion, and exemplary leadership he provided to | 5 | | his family; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Vander Meer was preceded in death by his | 7 | | parents; his wife; his daughter, Kathleen; and his | 8 | | sisters-in-law, Dale Paarlberg and Linda Paarlberg; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, At the time of his passing, Jerry Vander Meer was | 10 | | survived by his children, Tim (Tina) Vander Meer, Tammy (Lee) | 11 | | Taylor, and Tom (Lisa) Vander Meer; his grandchildren, Tyler | 12 | | (Ellen) Vander Meer, Mary (Dallas) Mathews, Justin (Katie) | 13 | | Vander Meer, Devon Vander Meer, and Zak Gibson; and his | 14 | | great-grandchildren, Beau Mathews, Georgia Mathews, and | 15 | | Jackson Vander Meer; his sister, Jane (Howard) Goldsworthy; | 16 | | his brothers-in-law, John Paarlberg and Robert Paarlberg; and | 17 | | many nieces, nephews, extended family, and friends; therefore, | 18 | | be it | 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 20 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 21 | | we mourn the passing of Gerald "Jerry" R. Vander Meer and | 22 | | extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all | 23 | | who knew and loved him; and be it further |
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Jerry Vander Meer as an expression | 3 | | of our deepest sympathy. |
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