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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois
3 learned with sadness of the death of Paul E. Meister of Hanna
4 City on December 11, 2004; and
 
5     WHEREAS, He was born June 6, 1929 in Peoria to David and
6 Lillian Kaufman Meister; he married Rhoda Zeug on June 10, 1951
7 in Union City, New Jersey; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Paul was a Korean War veteran, and he owned and
9 operated Meister Electric in Peoria; he also was a chaplain at
10 Peoria County Jail, and a member of Sheridan Road Apostolic
11 Christian Church; and
 
12     WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by a grandson, two
13 brothers, and a sister; and
 
14     WHEREAS, The passing of Paul E. Meister will be felt by all
15 who knew and loved him, especially his wife, Rhoda; his sons,
16 Paul (Rhonda), John (Elizabeth), and Daniel (Susan); his
17 daughters, Judith (Mark) Sceggel, Elizabeth (Greg) Herman,
18 Diane (Mike) Honegger, Joan (Tim) Reinhard, Rachel (David)
19 Sauder, Ruth (Fedi) Davidovics, and Nancy and Karin Meister;
20 his grandchildren and great-grandchildren; his brothers,
21 Edward (Bernetta) and Walter (Jean) Meister; therefore, be it
 
22     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL
23 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
24 Paul E. Meister along with all who knew and loved him and we
25 extend our sincere condolences to his family and friends during
26 their time of bereavement; and be it further
 
27     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
28 presented to his family as an expression of our deepest
29 sympathy.