SR1090 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Donald R. "Don" Gavers of Woodstock, who passed away on September 2, 2015; and

WHEREAS, Don Gavers was born in Chicago on March 22, 1936 to Otto and Ann (nee DeVogelaere) Gavers; he served with the 82nd Airborne Division, stationed in Ft. Bragg, North Carolina; he married Sally Schumacher on October 21, 1961 and they settled in Woodstock; and

WHEREAS, Don Gavers was President and founder of Gavers Asphalt, Paving, & Excavation Company, established in 1969; and

WHEREAS, Don Gavers' hobbies included a love of tractors, right down to riding his John Deere mower; equipment auctions and estate sales were among some of his past times; most Sunday mornings he could be found holding a meeting at a local coffee shop with his "cronies" and lifelong business partner and best friend, Billy Hansen; he was a lifetime member of Woodstock Moose Lodge 1329; and

WHEREAS, Don Gavers was preceded in death by his parents; his 2 brothers, Bill Gavers and Joe Gavers; and his 2 nieces; and

WHEREAS, Don Gavers is survived by his wife, Sally Gavers; his 2 sons, Steve "Hozy" (Diane) Gavers and Dan "Digger" Gavers; his step-granddaughter, Ashley Ackerman; his siblings, Bob "Louie" (Lucille) Gavers, Jim "Red" (Margaret) Gavers, Jeff (Judy) Gavers, Eugene Gavers, David Gavers, Genevieve (Joe) O'Herron, and Terry (Ellen) Gavers; and many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Donald R. "Don" Gavers, and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Don Gavers as an expression of our deepest sympathy.