Full Text of SR1514 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Fred Meek of Rantoul, who passed away on | 4 | | November 26, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Fred Meek was born in Rochester, Pennsylvania to | 6 | | Elden and Evalyn T. Meek on February 28, 1943; he attended | 7 | | grades K-12 in the East Palestine school system in Ohio; he | 8 | | graduated from East Palestine High School in June 1961; he | 9 | | earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from | 10 | | Youngstown State University in Youngstown, Ohio; later, he | 11 | | conducted graduate studies in marketing at the University of | 12 | | Illinois; he served in the U.S. Air Force and was stationed at | 13 | | a number of bases, including Lackland Air Force Base in Texas, | 14 | | Amarillo Air Force Base in Texas, Chanute Air Force Base in | 15 | | Rantoul, and CCK Air Force Base in Taichung, Taiwan; he married | 16 | | Linda M. Schluter at the American Lutheran Church in Rantoul on | 17 | | August 23, 1970; together, they had two children, Marcy Todd | 18 | | and Michael Meek; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Fred Meek joined the J.C. Penney Company in | 20 | | Rochester, New York until he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force; | 21 | | after his military service, he worked in the home building and | 22 | | modular building businesses for 35 years, spending the last 27 | 23 | | years with Schluter Homes; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Fred Meek was an active member of the American | 2 | | Lutheran Church in Rantoul, where he served as president of the | 3 | | church council for two years; he was a member and held | 4 | | leadership positions in several organizations, including the | 5 | | Thomasboro Board of Education as president for six years, the | 6 | | Rantoul Exchange Club as president, the Rantoul Rotary, the | 7 | | Northern Champaign County Community Service Organization's | 8 | | Board of Directors, the Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum | 9 | | Foundation as secretary, the Thomasboro Board of Trustees and | 10 | | Pack the Park Festivities, Thomasboro Youth Baseball, and the | 11 | | Rantoul Area Chamber of Commerce's Board of Directors; he | 12 | | volunteered with the Northern Champaign County Community | 13 | | Service Organization; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Fred Meek enjoyed spending time with his family, | 15 | | whatever the occasion; he also enjoyed being with people, | 16 | | golfing, being involved in community organizations, and | 17 | | attending athletic events; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Fred Meek was preceded in death by his parents; | 19 | | his paternal grandparents, Joseph and Fannie Meek; his maternal | 20 | | grandparents, Robert and Elizabeth Taggart; and his two older | 21 | | brothers and best friends, Robert and John; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Fred Meek is survived by his wife; his children; |
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| 1 | | and his granddaughter, Olivia; therefore, be it
| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 3 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 4 | | Fred Meek 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 Fred Meek as an expression of our | 8 | | deepest sympathy.
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