Bill Text: IL HR0287 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the passing of David Stover.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-15 - Resolution Adopted [HR0287 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HR0287-Introduced.html
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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 David | ||||||
4 | Stover, who passed away on April 2, 2023; and
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5 | WHEREAS, David Stover was born to Rosalee Stover and Dan | ||||||
6 | Stover in Centralia on November 12, 1946; he earned his Master | ||||||
7 | of Science in Rehabilitation Administration and Counseling | ||||||
8 | from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale; he married | ||||||
9 | Janet Dhom on August 28, 1977; and
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10 | WHEREAS, David Stover was named executive director of the | ||||||
11 | Illinois Association of Rehabilitation Facilities (IARF) on | ||||||
12 | November 5, 1975, which was founded to assist in the | ||||||
13 | development and improvement of services to Illinois | ||||||
14 | rehabilitation facilities and the clients and patients of | ||||||
15 | those facilities through study, experimentation, and an | ||||||
16 | exchange of experiences; under his leadership, IARF grew to | ||||||
17 | the largest statewide organization of | ||||||
18 | intellectual/developmental disability providers in the State | ||||||
19 | of Illinois; during his tenure, the organization advanced the | ||||||
20 | missions of not-for-profit disability providers throughout | ||||||
21 | Illinois through advocacy to the government of Illinois; and
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22 | WHEREAS, David Stover was named manager of the newly |
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1 | formed American Medical Rehabilitation Providers Association | ||||||
2 | (AMRPA) in 1997, which was founded to provide legislative and | ||||||
3 | regulatory advocacy, policy development, educational | ||||||
4 | resources, and technical assistance and to advance the | ||||||
5 | interests of the medical rehabilitation providers community | ||||||
6 | overall; and
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7 | WHEREAS, David Stover founded the association management | ||||||
8 | company Futures in Rehabilitation Management (FIRM); over the | ||||||
9 | next several years, his firm successfully managed the | ||||||
10 | operations of several national and Illinois-based | ||||||
11 | associations, including IARF, AMRPA, the Academy of Spinal | ||||||
12 | Cord Injury Professionals (ASCIP), the Illinois Society of | ||||||
13 | Association Executives (ISAE), the American Society of Trial | ||||||
14 | Consultants (ASTC), the Association of Veterinary Technician | ||||||
15 | Educators (AVTE), the Illinois State Dental Foundation (ISDF), | ||||||
16 | and the Illinois Society of Association Executives (ISAE; and
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17 | WHEREAS, David Stover was involved in many organizations | ||||||
18 | throughout his community; he and a committed team of leaders | ||||||
19 | were instrumental in bringing the National High School Rodeo | ||||||
20 | Finals to Springfield for the first time in 2000, which | ||||||
21 | subsequently returned to Springfield in 2001, 2006, and 2007; | ||||||
22 | he cofounded the Round Prairie Co-op in 2008, a not-for-profit | ||||||
23 | organization committed to building a water supply and | ||||||
24 | distribution system, which has provided water services to over |
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1 | 300 residences in central Illinois; he also served as | ||||||
2 | secretary of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Illinois' Board | ||||||
3 | of Directors for several years until 2011; and
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4 | WHEREAS, David and Janet Stover, through their marriage | ||||||
5 | and partnership, were responsible for significant | ||||||
6 | contributions to not-for-profit social service organizations | ||||||
7 | in Illinois and throughout the country; they also established | ||||||
8 | the David and Janet Stover Scholarship with Southern Illinois | ||||||
9 | University at Carbondale in 1994 to recognize and support an | ||||||
10 | outstanding graduate student with motivation and concern to | ||||||
11 | work for improvements in services for persons with | ||||||
12 | disabilities, with their scholarship having been awarded to 50 | ||||||
13 | students since its establishment; and
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14 | WHEREAS, David Stover designed his partially underground | ||||||
15 | home, where he and his wife resided for 32 years, which was | ||||||
16 | featured in an episode on Home & Garden TV (HGTV) in 2005; and
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17 | WHEREAS, David Stover was preceded in death by his parents | ||||||
18 | and his brother, Donny; and
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19 | WHEREAS, David Stover is survived by his wife; his | ||||||
20 | daughters, Amy (Michael) Cheatham and Charlene (Mike) Walsh; | ||||||
21 | his grandson, Noah; his brother, Danny (Linda) Stover; his | ||||||
22 | sister-in-law, Jan Stover; his nephews, Brennan, Dannon, Zach, |
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1 | and Gabe; and his friend and first wife, Susan (Richard) | ||||||
2 | Morris; therefore, be it
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3 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
4 | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
5 | we mourn the passing of David Stover and extend our sincere | ||||||
6 | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | ||||||
7 | him; and be it further
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8 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
9 | presented to the family of David Stover as an expression of our | ||||||
10 | deepest sympathy.
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