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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
| 3 | learn of the death of Louis "Lou" Shaver Myers of Springfield, | ||||||
| 4 | who passed away on September 1, 2020; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Lou Myers was born to Alan J. and Pauline Shaver | ||||||
| 6 | Myers in Springfield on September 15, 1931; he graduated from | ||||||
| 7 | Springfield High School and then as Cum Laude from the | ||||||
| 8 | University of Miami in 1953; from 1953 to 1956, he was in | ||||||
| 9 | active duty with the U.S. Navy, where he achieved the rank of | ||||||
| 10 | lieutenant; he married Dorothy "June" Dunseth on July 6, 1958; | ||||||
| 11 | he remained in the Navy Reserve until 1975; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Lou Myers worked for Macy's in New York and then | ||||||
| 13 | for Myers Brothers, where he retired as Executive Vice | ||||||
| 14 | President in 1979; he was then a commercial real estate broker | ||||||
| 15 | until his retirement in 1999; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Lou Myers was a 60 year member of the First United | ||||||
| 17 | Methodist Church, where he served on the board; he was elected | ||||||
| 18 | to the school board for District 186, was a board member of | ||||||
| 19 | SCADA, DPI, and the Fancy Creek Cemetery Association, and was a | ||||||
| 20 | member of the Sangamo Club and the Springfield Art Association; | ||||||
| 21 | and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Lou Myers was a big supporter of youth sports; he | ||||||
| 2 | found great joy in sharing sweet corn and other bounty from the | ||||||
| 3 | farm; he and his wife loved spending winters in Mexico and | ||||||
| 4 | summers in the caboose on the farm; the farm was never far from | ||||||
| 5 | his heart or soul; and | ||||||
| 6 | WHEREAS, Lou Myers was preceded in death by his parents and | ||||||
| 7 | his wife; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Lou Myers is survived by his children, Julie Myers | ||||||
| 9 | (Cass) Casper, Stephen Dunseth (Terri Blake) Myers, and Scott | ||||||
| 10 | Dunseth (Erica) Myers; his five grandchildren, Myers | ||||||
| 11 | (Christine) Dill, Jake M., Emiko M., Blake E., and John W.S. | ||||||
| 12 | Myers; his great-grandchild, Lucia Dill; his great-grandson | ||||||
| 13 | due in February of 2021; and his sister, Suzanne Giesze; | ||||||
| 14 | therefore, be it
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| 15 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | ||||||
| 16 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
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| 17 | Louis "Lou" Shaver Myers and extend our sincere
condolences to | ||||||
| 18 | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be it | ||||||
| 19 | further
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| 20 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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| 21 | presented to the family of Lou Myers as an expression of
our | ||||||
| 22 | deepest sympathy.
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