SR2000 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of J. Mark Amacher of Rock Island, who passed away on June 15, 2016; and

WHEREAS, J. Mark Amacher was born on August 4, 1938 in Marshfield, Wisconsin; his parents were Edward and Cenayda Suter Amacher; he married Susan M. Stahl on April 4, 1964 in Sandwich; and

WHEREAS, J. Mark Amacher attended Wisconsin State College in Stevens Point and Whitewater, Wisconsin (now known as the University of Wisconsin) and graduated from the University of Maryland with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration; after college, he joined the United States Marine Corps; and

WHEREAS, J. Mark Amacher was employed in the financial industry for over 45 years; he worked for Black Hawk Federal Savings and Loan, American Bank, and the Rock Island Bank; prior to his retirement, he had been employed as a banker with IH Mississippi Valley Credit Union; and

WHEREAS, J. Mark Amacher was a member of St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Milan and the Marine Corps League; he also served as president of the Rock Island Kiwanis Club and of Tau Kappa Epsilon during his junior year of college; and

WHEREAS, J. Mark Amacher was a lifelong Green Bay Packers and Chicago White Sox fan; he enjoyed collecting baseball cards, volunteering at Toys for Tots for 10 years, and walking Civil War and World War battlefields; and

WHEREAS, J. Mark Amacher was preceded in death by his parents; his brothers, Armond and Farrell Amacher; and his sisters, Marilyn Whelihan and Jean Bremer; and

WHEREAS, J. Mark Amacher is survived by his wife of 52 years, Susan; his son, Bryce (Anne Marie) Amacher; his grandchildren, Alexandra and Andrew Amacher; and his siblings, Bernice Amacher, Janice Smith, and Phyllis Smith; 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 J. Mark Amacher; and be it further

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