Full Text of SR0587 095th General Assembly
SR0587 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of Raymond F. Shroyer of Sandwich, who | 4 |
| passed away on March 8, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born on June 25, 1934 in Chicago, the son | 6 |
| of Edward and Leora (Fagen) Shroyer; after his high school | 7 |
| graduation he enlisted in the Army National Guard and later | 8 |
| transferred into the Army Reserves, retiring after 42 years of | 9 |
| service; and
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| WHEREAS, He was united in marriage to Diane F. Fox on | 11 |
| November 2, 1972 in Downers Grove; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Shroyer was in the amusement business for over | 13 |
| 40 years, serving as owner of Metro Amusements in Streator at | 14 |
| his passing; he was a member of the Illinois Coin Machine | 15 |
| Operators Association (ICMOA) and a Past President and chair of | 16 |
| the Legislative and Government Affairs Committee; and he also | 17 |
| served as Vice President of the national Amusement and Music | 18 |
| Operators Association, where he chaired the Affiliated States | 19 |
| Committee; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Shroyer was the recipient of the 2001 Operator | 21 |
| of the Year Award from ICMOA and was chosen over 8,000 other |
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| operators throughout the United States; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Shroyer was preceded in death by his parents; | 3 |
| and his brother, Edward Shroyer; and | 4 |
| WHEREAS, Raymond Shroyer is survived by his wife, Diane; | 5 |
| his children, Raeann (Jim) Fuller, Joseph (Lynn) Shroyer, Ken | 6 |
| Shroyer, Sharon Shroyer, Liane (Michael) Maag, Donna Lewanski, | 7 |
| Janet Bradley, Mark Netrefa, and Laura White; his fourteen | 8 |
| grandchildren; his two great-grandchildren; and his | 9 |
| sister-in-law, Arlene Shroyer; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 11 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 12 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Raymond F. Shroyer; and | 13 |
| be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 |
| presented to the family of Raymond Shroyer as a symbol of our | 16 |
| sincere sympathy.
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