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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3 learn of the death of Joseph E. "Jody" Trover Sr. of
4 Belleville, who passed away on April 28, 2010; and
 
5     WHEREAS, He began his career at the age of 13 as a caddy at
6 St. Louis Country Club; there he discovered his love of golf;
7 in 1962, he went to work for a new sandwich business and
8 married Jeanette the following year; he went on to pursue his
9 dreams, a family, a business, sitting on boards, and being
10 involved in the church and the community; and
 
11     WHEREAS, He still found time for golf, hunting, fishing,
12 and friends or a stranger; and
 
13     WHEREAS, He bought Landshire Incorporated, the company
14 known for distributing sandwiches, in 1966; he also operated
15 Yorktown Golf Course in Shiloh and Practice T in Fairview
16 Heights; he was also involved with Head Start in East St.
17 Louis; and
 
18     WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his father, Edwin
19 Trover; and
 
20     WHEREAS, Joseph Trover Sr. is survived by his mother,

 

 

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1 Mildred; his wife, Jeanette; their four children and their
2 loving partners; his 13 grandchildren; his sister and brother;
3 his brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, as well as many dear
4 nieces, nephews, family, and friends; therefore, be it
 
5     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL
6 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
7 his family and friends, the passing of Joseph Trover Sr.; and
8 be it further
 
9     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
10 presented to the family of Joseph Trover Sr. as a symbol of our
11 sincere sympathy.