SR0393 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of F. George "Steve" Stevenson of Godfrey, who passed away on August 30, 2009; and

WHEREAS, F. George "Steve" Stevenson was born February 21, 1926, in Salem, the son of Edgar and Minnie (Mundweiler) Stevenson; he married the former Lucille Niermann on September 19, 1948, in Hoyleton; and

WHEREAS, He began working in the automobile business in 1948 in Alton with Walz Oldsmobile; he established Quality Pontiac in Alton in 1958 and continued to serve as president until his death; he worked alongside his two sons, Greg and David, and two grandsons, Chad and Cody; and

WHEREAS, He served his country in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific during World War II as a signalman; he was a member of Alton VFW Post 1308, an active member of Evangelical United Church of Christ in Godfrey for 60 years, a member of Lockhaven Country Club, and an avid golfer; he served on numerous Automobile Dealers Councils at the State and national levels, and he was formerly a member of the Alton-Godfrey Rotary Club; and

WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents; his three sisters; and his four brothers; and

WHEREAS, F. George "Steve" Stevenson is survived by his wife; his two sons and their wives, Greg and Gerri (Neubauer) Stevenson and David and Carol (Adams) Stevenson; his grandchildren, Jill Stevenson, Natalie (Stevenson) and spouse, Cole Merrill, Chad Stevenson and his spouse, Megan (Ashlock), and Cody Stevenson and spouse, Nicole (Krueger); his four great-grandchildren; his sister, Helen Waggoner; and many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of F. George "Steve" Stevenson; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of George Stevenson as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.