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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of David Burton Mercier of Kappa, who passed
4away on September 20, 2020; and
 
5    WHEREAS, David Mercier was born to E. Burton C. and Mary L.
6Gooding Mercier in Bloomington on September 10, 1950; he
7graduated from University High School in 1968; the summer after
8high school, he studied computer and electrical engineering at
9Carnegie Mellon University; he then studied business marketing
10and chemical engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder
11where he graduated in 1974; his studies also included time at
12Illinois State University; he was a proud U.S. Marine who
13completed Officer Candidate School at Quantico and was
14honorably discharged; he married Gladys F. Tietz in New York
15City on February 14, 1980; and
 
16    WHEREAS, After school, David Mercier moved to New York City
17to work as a research analyst for the National Broadcasting
18Company (NBC); he also held positions as a research analyst at
19Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette and as a programmer at Chase Bank;
20he then started Micro Applications Systems in Port Washington,
21New York; he returned to Bloomington in 1989 and worked as vice
22president at Bloomington Offset Process; he was also the
23founder of Dave's World which was an internet services provider

 

 

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1for home internet; his final career position was as chairman at
2Starnet Digital Publishing; and
 
3    WHEREAS, David Mercier was a proud member of the Sigma Chi
4fraternity; he was also a Mason with Normal Lodge 673 and a
5member of the Valley of Bloomington Scottish Rite; he was a
6Charter Member of the Bloomington Normal Sunrise Rotary where
7he served as president from 1991 to 1992 and was named a Paul
8Harris Fellow in 1992; and
 
9    WHEREAS, David Mercier had many hobbies, including flying,
10fishing, hunting, golfing, rocketry, and rock and gem
11collecting; he was an avid reader and always had a wealth of
12knowledge to share; he considered himself a wine aficionado and
13was a friend to everyone he met; and
 
14    WHEREAS, David Mercier was preceded in death by his father,
15E. Burton Mercier; his maternal grandparents, John C. and
16Frances Gooding; and his paternal grandparents, Charles and
17Ruth Mercier; and
 
18    WHEREAS, David Mercier is survived by his wife of 40 years,
19Gladys F. Mercier; his daughter, Meredith (Pedro) Diaz; his
20grandchildren, Viviana and Owen Diaz; his mother, Mary L.
21Mercier; his sisters, Karen (Rich) Crusius and Mary Jo (Sandy)
22Adams; his brother, Tom (Sandy) Mercier; his several nieces and

 

 

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1nephews; his great-nieces and great-nephews; and his black lab
2puppy, Ruby; therefore, be it
 
3    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL
4ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
5David Burton Mercier and extend our sincere condolences to his
6family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
7further
 
8    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
9presented to the family of David Mercier as an expression of
10our deepest sympathy.