Full Text of HR0018 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 William | 4 | | Steven "Bill" Meyer of Hamel, who passed away on January 6, | 5 | | 2023; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Bill Meyer was born to Wilbur and Lucille Meyer | 7 | | in St. Louis, Missouri on January 9, 1947; he graduated from | 8 | | Edwardsville High School in 1964; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Bill Meyer served in the U.S. Army, where he was | 10 | | deployed to Vietnam and survived when his helicopter was shot | 11 | | down; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Bill Meyer owned W.S. Meyer & Associates, an | 13 | | insurance firm, and he was on the board of directors of the | 14 | | First National Bank of Hamel; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Bill Meyer was committed to serving the people of | 16 | | Hamel and Madison County, and he previously served as the | 17 | | Mayor of Hamel and as a village trustee; he also served on the | 18 | | Madison County Board for over 20 years, where he chaired the | 19 | | Transportation Committee; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Bill Meyer will be remembered as a devoted and |
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| 1 | | loving husband, father, and grandfather, a dutiful public | 2 | | servant, a loyal friend, and a man of strong faith; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Bill Meyer was preceded in death by his parents | 4 | | and his daughter, Jennifer Meyer-Ashauer; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Bill Meyer is survived by his wife of 55 years, | 6 | | Amy (Pohlmann) Meyer; his daughters, Julie (Aaron) Fish and | 7 | | Billie (Guy) Robinson; his grandchildren, Ethan, Morgan, and | 8 | | Peyton Ashauer, Meila and Willow Robinson, and Gabriel Fish; | 9 | | his sister, Sue (Larry) Torbeck; and his many nieces, nephews, | 10 | | and cousins; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 12 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 13 | | we mourn the passing of William Steven "Bill" Meyer and extend | 14 | | our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who | 15 | | knew and loved him; and be it further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of Bill Meyer as an expression of our | 18 | | deepest sympathy.
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