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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Edward H. "Ed" Meyer of Rock Island, who
4passed away on March 17, 2016; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Edward Meyer was born in Moline to Edward H. and
6Martha (Wagner) Meyer Sr. on August 17, 1924; he graduated from
7Moline High School in 1942 and served in the United States Navy
8from 1942 until February of 1946; he served aboard the USS
9Revenge AM-110 - a minesweeper, sweeping mines from the harbor
10so that the battleship USS Missouri could enter to sign the
11peace treaty; he married Gayle L. Cramer on April 23, 1949; he
12married Janet S. Carlson on August 15, 1987; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Edward Meyer retired from John Deere Plow &
14Planter Works in 1974 after 32 years of service as a tool and
15die maker; he and his first wife, Gayle, started Meyer's Tree
16Farm in 1950 which, on its 50th anniversary, became Meyer
17Landscape & Design; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Edward Meyer was a member of Trinity Lutheran
19Church in Moline and the Tri-City Cinema & Video Club; he
20enjoyed taking care of his yard and garden, feeding birds,
21fishing, making movies and videos, traveling, watching his
22horses race at the Quad-City Downs and county fairs, and

 

 

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1visiting Las Vegas and Jumer's Casino; and
 
2    WHEREAS, Edward Meyer was preceded in death by his first
3wife, Gayle; his parents; and his great-granddaughter,
4Giselle; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Edward Meyer is survived by his wife, Janet; his
6sons, Jack (Jan) Meyer and Kurt (Jan) Meyer; his stepdaughter,
7Laura (Ed Bonnie) Carlson; his stepsons, Justin (Linda)
8Carlson, Philip (Lisa) Carlson, and Joel Carlson; his sister,
9Joyce Jacquin; his grandchildren, John (Danielle) Meyer, Allie
10(Eric) Pratt, Julie (John) Super, Heather (Jason) Powell, Drew
11(Stephanie) Meyer, Evan Meyer, Robin Chin, Kelli Carlson, Riley
12Carlson, and Addie Carlson; and his great-grandchildren,
13Genevieve, Helen, Vivian, Julie, Owen, Sophie, and Hawkes;
14therefore, be it
 
15    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL
16ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
17Edward H. "Ed" Meyer, and extend our sincere condolences to his
18family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
19further
 
20    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
21presented to the family of Edward Meyer as an expression of our
22deepest sympathy.