SR0704 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Virginia Shirley "Babe" Meyer of Fox Lake, who passed away on June 7, 2015; and

WHEREAS, Virginia Meyer was born in Chicago on April 28, 1930 to George and Mamie (nee Andersen) Behr; she married Richard "Dick" Meyer in November of 1950; and

WHEREAS, Virginia Meyer and her husband both retired from the United States Post Office, she as a clerk and he as a mailman; and

WHEREAS, Virginia Meyer was active in her community, playing bridge and bocce, attending theater productions, and taking casino trips; she also shared many wild and crazy weekends with her "Poker Girls"; she and her husband spent several years wintering in Jensen Beach, Florida; she would go anywhere for fireworks or a Brandy Manhattan; she also loved the water - from the ocean to Pleasant Lake, Wisconsin and Baldwin Lake, Michigan; and

WHEREAS, Virginia Meyer was affectionately known by her great-grandchildren as "GiGi"; and

WHEREAS, Virginia Meyer was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Richard; her brother, George; and her 3 sisters, Evelyn, Ruth, and Betty; and

WHEREAS, Virginia Meyer is survived by her children, Nancy (Michael) Schirott, Richard (Nancy) Meyer, Barbara (Ronald) Jaski, Susan (Roger) Vosmik, and Jacqueline (David) Rosenthal; her 8 grandchildren; her 9 great-grandchildren; her sister-in-love, Carole (Ronald) Dizillo; 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 Virginia Shirley "Babe" Meyer, and extend our sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further

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