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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Leamon Kemp "Lee/PawPaw" Jessup of 
4Mahomet, who passed away on August 20, 2017; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Leamon Jessup was born in Urbana to Annie L. and 
6Bobby Gene Jessup on September 9, 1950; he graduated from 
7Illinois State University with a Bachelor of Science in 
8Education and a Master of Science  in Educational 
9Administration; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Leamon Jessup began his teaching career in the 
11Normal Community School District, where he was also a football 
12coach, a wrestling coach and an Illinois High School 
13Association wrestling official; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Leamon Jessup and his family moved to Mahomet in 
151978 when he took the principal's position at the Seymour Grade 
16School; when Mahomet and Seymour consolidated, he was moved to 
17Lincoln Trail Elementary School, where he retired in 2005 as 
18principal; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Leamon Jessup believed in community service and 
20sought out ways to serve others; he was elected to the Mahomet 
21Village Board; he held leadership positions in nearly every 
 
 
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1organization with which he was involved; he founded Lee J's 
2Firehouse Golf and Arcades and Tropical Sno to provide a safe 
3place for his kids to work and community children to play; he 
4donated the Tropical Sno franchise to the Mahomet Area Youth 
5Club; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Leamon Jessup dedicated over 40 years of service 
7as a volunteer firefighter with the Bloomington Township and 
8Cornbelt Fire Protection District, retiring in April 2017 as a 
9trustee; he was an instrumental and dedicated member of the 
10Mahomet Area Youth Club's Executive Board and a member of the 
11Mahomet United Methodist Church; he was a Freemason and a 
12member of Mahomet Lodge 220; and
 
  
13    WHEREAS, Leamon Jessup worked hard and played harder, and 
14rarely missed an opportunity to enjoy a practical joke; his 
15smile and laughter were infectious; he was an avid outdoorsman 
16and enjoyed hunting and fishing and spending time with his 
17children and grandchildren; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, Leamon Jessup was preceded in death by his father, 
19Bobby Gene Jessup, and his brother, Robert G. Jessup; and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, Leamon Jessup is survived by his mother, Annie 
21Jessup; his wife, Beverly Jessup; his sons, Jeremy (Nichole), 
22Joshua, and Joel (Katie); his daughter, Annie Jane Anglin 
 
 
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1(Tyler); his stepchildren, Jacquie Guevara (Matthew), Megan 
2Berry (Lance), and Jake Foley; and nine grandchildren; 
3therefore, be it
  
 
4    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL 
5ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
6Leamon Kemp "Lee/PawPaw" Jessup, and extend our sincere 
7condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved 
8him; and be it further
  
 
9    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
10presented to  the family of  Leamon Jessup as an expression of 
11our deepest sympathy.