Full Text of SR0496 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Edward L. Meister of Peoria, who passed | 4 | | away on July 19, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Edward Meister was born on September 10, 1925 in | 6 | | Chicago; his parents were David W. and Lillian M. (Kaufman) | 7 | | Meister, Sr.; he married Bernetta "Bernie" J. Pascoe on | 8 | | September 16, 1949 in Peoria; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Edward Meister was employed in the mechanical | 10 | | contracting industry for 63 years; he served as the Executive | 11 | | Vice-President of the Meyer Furnace Company, then as the | 12 | | Executive Vice President of Meister Brothers Inc.; he was also | 13 | | the founder and Chief Executive Officer of TEMCO Heating and | 14 | | Air Conditioning, Inc.; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Edward Meister and his brother, Paul, co-founded | 16 | | the Berean Prison Ministry, which brings the message of the | 17 | | Word of God to those who are imprisoned; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Edward Meister served his beloved Apostolic | 19 | | Christian Church as a song leader, teacher of an adult Bible | 20 | | class, Sunday school teacher, choir director, and faithful | 21 | | brother; he also lent his time and talents to the service of |
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| 1 | | several community missions, including the Peoria Rescue | 2 | | Mission, the South Side Mission, and Faith Hope & Love; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Edward Meister was an accomplished musician and a | 4 | | member of the Pals of the Saddle Cowboy Band and the Brothers | 5 | | of Harmony Gospel Quartet; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Edward Meister enjoyed music and held a great | 7 | | appreciation for the majesty of the mountains and the challenge | 8 | | of mountain climbing; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Edward Meister was preceded in death by his | 10 | | parents; his brothers, David, Jr., Raymond, Paul, and Walter; | 11 | | and his sister, Janet; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Edward Meister is survived by his wife, Bernetta; | 13 | | his sons, Edward C. (Dana) Meister, Robert A. (Tonia) Meister, | 14 | | and Scott R. (Kathy) Meister; his daughters, Ellen I. (Leon) | 15 | | Robison and Martha J. (Gordon) Steffen; his 22 grandchildren; | 16 | | and his 12 great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 18 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 19 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Edward L. Meister; and | 20 | | be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Edward Meister as an expression of | 3 | | our sympathy.
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