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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Joseph E. "Joe" Meyer of Edwardsville, 
4who passed away on June 12, 2014; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Joseph Meyer was born in Alton on February 7, 1952 
6to Mary Jo (nee Kellerman) Meyer-Anderson and Elton Meyer; he 
7graduated from Edwardsville High School in 1970 and the 
8University of Notre Dame in 1974; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Joseph Meyer founded  a real estate company, Joseph 
10E. Meyer & Associates in Edwardsville; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, Joseph Meyer always appreciated the history of 
12Edwardsville; he was involved in the community through his 
13memberships in the Edwardsville Rotary Club and the 
14Edwardsville Gun Club, and through his development of Park 
15Plaza; he also enjoyed aviation, fishing, trap shooting, 
16boating, photography, golfing, relaxing at the Lake of the 
17Ozarks, and taking his grandchildren exploring; he was a 
18talented musician and played with the Notre Dame Marching Band, 
19the Edwardsville Muny Band, and gave private performances for 
20his friends and family; and
  
 
21    WHEREAS, Joseph Meyer was preceded in death by his father, 
 
 
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1Elton Meyer; and
  
 
2    WHEREAS, Joseph Meyer is survived by his wife, Betsy 
3(Newton); his 6 children, Emily (Terry) and her husband, 
4Stephen Gates, Sheri (Meyer) and her husband, Chris Dion, Molly 
5(Terry) and her husband, Dennis Heepke, Jodie (Meyer) and her 
6husband, Jason Oates, Sam Terry, and Eric Meyer and his wife, 
7Lauren (Gansner); his 7 grandchildren, Caroline, Betsy, and Sam 
8Gates, Grace Dion, Lucy and Henry Heepke, and Joseph Meyer; his 
9mother, MaryJo Anderson; his sister, Kari (Fred) Barton; and 
10his brother, Ned (Dorothy) Meyer; therefore, be it
  
 
11    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL 
12ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
13Joseph E. "Joe" Meyer, and extend our sincere condolences to 
14his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
15further
  
 
16    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
17presented to the family of Joseph Meyer as an expression of our 
18deepest sympathy.