SR1801 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Raymond D. Metzger of Rock Island, who passed away on April 19, 2016; and

WHEREAS, Raymond Metzger was born on September 15, 1939 in Muscatine; his parents were Raymond and Florence Metzger; he married Mary Kness on June 8, 1963 in Rock Island; and

WHEREAS, Raymond Metzger served in the Illinois National Guard for six years; and

WHEREAS, Raymond Metzger was a 1962 graduate of Augustana College in Rock Island; and

WHEREAS, Raymond Metzger retired from Case IH in East Moline in 1997 after 38 years of service; and

WHEREAS, Raymond Metzger was a member of St. Pius X Catholic Church and Moose Lodge 190 in Rock Island; and

WHEREAS, Raymond Metzger is survived by his wife, Mary; his children, Anne Meyer, Timothy Metzger, Michael Metzger, and Dan Metzger; his grandchildren, Brandon, Justin, Tatum, and Tristan; his two great-grandchildren; and his sisters, Linda Beadle and Judy Jackson; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his family and friends, mourn the passing of Raymond D. Metzger; and be it further

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