Full Text of SR1117 99th 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 Leon Mayer of Savoy, who passed away on | 4 | | July 14, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Leon Mayer was born in Millstadt on April 16, 1927 | 6 | | to Albert and Agnes (nee Schlemer) Mayer; after high school, he | 7 | | served in the United States Navy as a "Seabee" (Construction | 8 | | Battalion); he then attended Southern Illinois University and | 9 | | married Patricia Williamson; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Leon Mayer obtained his master's and doctoral | 11 | | degrees from the University of Illinois and ended his career | 12 | | there as an associate professor of vocational and technical | 13 | | education; he had a passion for international agricultural | 14 | | education; during the 1970s, he worked in administration and | 15 | | program development at Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria, | 16 | | Nigeria as a representative of the United States Agency for | 17 | | International Development; he also taught at universities in | 18 | | Guam and Jamaica; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Leon Mayer was a devout Catholic and served the | 20 | | church in many ways over the years; he was also an avid | 21 | | gardener and an excellent "shade tree" mechanic and home | 22 | | improvement specialist; his favorite hobby was dancing the |
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| 1 | | polka and he was a member of several polka clubs over the | 2 | | years; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Leon Mayer was preceded in death by his wife of 48 | 4 | | years, Patricia; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Leon Mayer is survived by his sons, John and his | 6 | | wife, Lezlie (Shoaf) Mayer, Mark and his wife, Margaret | 7 | | (Murphy) Mayer, Tom and his wife, Kathy (VanCamp) Mayer, Jim | 8 | | and his wife, Pat (Fonner) Mayer, and Joe and his wife, Joy | 9 | | (Mathis) Mayer; his 11 grandchildren; and his | 10 | | great-grandchild; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 13 | | Leon Mayer, and extend our sincere condolences to his family, | 14 | | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Leon Mayer as an expression of our | 17 | | deepest sympathy.
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