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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 John G. | ||||||
| 4 | Langdon of Jacksonville, who passed away on December 19, 2020; | ||||||
| 5 | and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, John Langdon was born in Jacksonville to Paul and | ||||||
| 7 | Peggy Flynn Langdon on November 28, 1953; he graduated from | ||||||
| 8 | Chaminade College Preparatory School in St. Louis in 1972 and | ||||||
| 9 | Illinois College in 1976; he married Pat Bray at Church of Our | ||||||
| 10 | Saviour in Jacksonville on January 7, 1978; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, John Langdon was employed by the Illinois | ||||||
| 12 | Secretary of State Drivers' Services facility in Jacksonville | ||||||
| 13 | from 1977 to 1983; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, John Langdon joined his father as a partner at | ||||||
| 15 | the Langdon Insurance Agency and Langdon Tax Service in 1983; | ||||||
| 16 | while there, he enjoyed working alongside his father, his | ||||||
| 17 | brother, and his son-in-law; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, John Langdon belonged to a number of | ||||||
| 19 | organizations, including the Knights of Columbus and the | ||||||
| 20 | Jacksonville Lions Club, where he was the former president; he | ||||||
| 21 | served on various committees at Our Savior Parish, served as a | ||||||
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| 1 | board member for the Routt Education Foundation, and was | ||||||
| 2 | serving as the current board president of the Jacksonville | ||||||
| 3 | Country Club; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, John Langdon loved golfing, and he moved with his | ||||||
| 5 | wife to a home adjacent to a golf course to increase his | ||||||
| 6 | opportunity to play; he always included rounds of golf when he | ||||||
| 7 | traveled with his wife and friends, and he played on the famous | ||||||
| 8 | St. Andrews golf course in Scotland; he won the Jacksonville | ||||||
| 9 | Country Club Men's Golf Net Championship in 2015 and 2020; he | ||||||
| 10 | also achieved the coveted hole-in-one and a rare double eagle; | ||||||
| 11 | and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, John Langdon enjoyed life above all else and | ||||||
| 13 | believed almost any day could be made better by good music, | ||||||
| 14 | good company, or a good story; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, John Langdon is survived by his wife; his | ||||||
| 16 | daughters, Megan (Ryan) McGuire and Kelli (Jason Early) | ||||||
| 17 | Langdon; his grandchildren, Alex McGuire and Claire McGuire; | ||||||
| 18 | his brothers, Greg (Kendra) Langdon and Philip (Kathy) | ||||||
| 19 | Langdon; and numerous nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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| 20 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 21 | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 22 | we mourn the passing of John G. Langdon and extend our sincere | ||||||
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| 1 | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | ||||||
| 2 | him; and be it further
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| 3 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 4 | presented to the family of John Langdon as an expression of our | ||||||
| 5 | deepest sympathy.
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