MEMORIAL-GEORGE V. SHEFFER

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SR0773
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SENATE RESOLUTION

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WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
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to learn of the death of George V. Sheffer of Carbondale, who
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passed away on April 25, 2026; and

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WHEREAS, George Sheffer was born to George W. and Adelaide
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(Ondrak) Sheffer in Chicago on August 22, 1952; he was raised
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in Lombard; he graduated from Montini High School, where he
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excelled on the wrestling team; he attended Southern Illinois
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University (SIU) Carbondale until he was drafted into the
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United States Army, receiving the National Defense Service
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Medal for his honorable service during a time of conflict; he
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married Diane Mirtich at St. Roch's Catholic Church in La
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Salle on August 12, 1978; and

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WHEREAS, George Sheffer returned to Carbondale after his
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military service, where he managed the American Tap; he later
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partnered in the hardware business with a True Value store in
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Harrisburg, where he served as president of the Harrisburg
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Chamber of Commerce and supported the community; after five
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years, the Harrisburg business was sold and he became a
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partner in Murdale True Value Hardware in Carbondale; he and
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his family became sole owners of the business, expanding it
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into Cannon Distributing and Just Ask Rental with his brother,
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Jim; he and his wife, Diane, sold the business and retired in

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2018; he was selected as a member on the Cotter & Company Board
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of Directors while overseeing a merger period; and

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WHEREAS, George Sheffer was dedicated to giving back to
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his community; he served as president of the Carbondale
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Chamber of Commerce, sat on the Carbondale Planning
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Commission, taught Retail Management at the SIU College of
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Business across multiple semesters, and chaired the Saluki
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Pride Committee, beginning the tradition of Saluki paw prints
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being painted on the roads of Carbondale for scholarships; he
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organized programs like the Murdale Safe Halloween and
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welcomed SIU international students to a cookout in Murdale
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Shopping Center; he conducted many fundraisers for St. Francis
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C.A.R.E., the Coach Kill Cancer Fund, Crime Stoppers, the Boys
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and Girls Club, and Toys for Tots, which named him a Marine
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Corps associate member for his work; he also served as
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president of the Southern Illinois Healthcare (SIH) Foundation
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Board for many years, and he and his wife received the SIH
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Foundation Impact Award in 2025; and

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WHEREAS, George Sheffer was named Business Leader of the
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Year by the SIU College of Business and received the SIU
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Distinguished Service Award, and his business was named
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Business of the Year by the Carbondale Chamber of Commerce; he
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and his wife both received the President's Service Award and
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the Citizen of the Year Award; his business, Murdale True

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Value, received national recognition when it was named the
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True Value Hardware Store of the Year by the Hardware
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Retailing Association; and

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WHEREAS, George Sheffer was an active member of St.
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Francis Xavier Church, where he volunteered as a Eucharistic
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minister and lector and headed the funding campaign to
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renovate the church, and he was proud of his fourth-degree
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membership in the Knights of Columbus; and

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WHEREAS, George Sheffer was preceded in death by his
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parents and his sisters Cathleen Sheffer and Susan Sheffer;
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and

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WHEREAS, George Sheffer is survived by his wife, Diane;
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his children, Dr. Amanda Sheffer and Dr. Douglas (Amber)
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Sheffer; his granddaughter, Cameron Sheffer; and his siblings,
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Edward (Anne) Sheffer, James (Laura) Sheffer, Dr. Mary Lou
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Sheffer, and Thomas (Elizabeth) Sheffer; therefore, be it

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RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
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George V. Sheffer and extend our sincere condolences to his
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family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
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further

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RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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presented to the family of George Sheffer as an expression of
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our deepest sympathy.

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