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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
| 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Gerald |
| 4 | | "Jerry" R. Vander Meer of Antioch, who passed away on April 20, |
| 5 | | 2023; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Vander Meer was born to Bertha (DeYoung) |
| 7 | | Vander Meer and Robert Vander Meer in Roseland on December 19, |
| 8 | | 1932; he served in the U.S. Army; he married Susan Paarlberg in |
| 9 | | South Holland on January 17, 1957, and they settled in Antioch |
| 10 | | to raise their family in 1964; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Vander Meer worked as an agency manager for |
| 12 | | Country Companies for over 30 years; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Vander Meer was a very active and loyal |
| 14 | | member of the Lions Club of Antioch for approximately 60 |
| 15 | | years, and his unrelenting service earned him the Melvin Jones |
| 16 | | Fellowship Award, the organization's highest international |
| 17 | | honor; and
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| 18 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Vander Meer loved fishing, especially in |
| 19 | | Canada, where he had fished for over 150 weeks in total over |
| 20 | | the course of his life; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Vander Meer was a dedicated, hardworking, |
| 2 | | selfless, patriotic, and good man; he will be remembered for |
| 3 | | offering wise advice to his friends and employees and for the |
| 4 | | love, care, passion, and exemplary leadership he provided to |
| 5 | | his family; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Vander Meer was preceded in death by his |
| 7 | | parents; his wife; his daughter, Kathleen; and his |
| 8 | | sisters-in-law, Dale Paarlberg and Linda Paarlberg; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, At the time of his passing, Jerry Vander Meer was |
| 10 | | survived by his children, Tim (Tina) Vander Meer, Tammy (Lee) |
| 11 | | Taylor, and Tom (Lisa) Vander Meer; his grandchildren, Tyler |
| 12 | | (Ellen) Vander Meer, Mary (Dallas) Mathews, Justin (Katie) |
| 13 | | Vander Meer, Devon Vander Meer, and Zak Gibson; and his |
| 14 | | great-grandchildren, Beau Mathews, Georgia Mathews, and |
| 15 | | Jackson Vander Meer; his sister, Jane (Howard) Goldsworthy; |
| 16 | | his brothers-in-law, John Paarlberg and Robert Paarlberg; and |
| 17 | | many nieces, nephews, extended family, and friends; therefore, |
| 18 | | be it
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| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
| 20 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
| 21 | | we mourn the passing of Gerald "Jerry" R. Vander Meer and |
| 22 | | extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all |
| 23 | | who knew and loved him; and be it further
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