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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 Jeffrey |
| 4 | | Thomas Markland of Urbana, who passed away on February 14, |
| 5 | | 2011; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, He was born December 12, 1940, in Champaign, the |
| 7 | | son of Thomas Jefferson and Mary Louise Bell Markland; he |
| 8 | | married Wynn Margaret Williams (deceased) on October 4, 1959, |
| 9 | | and they had three children together; he married Barbara Sue |
| 10 | | Clark on August 27, 1986, in Rantoul; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, He attended Dr. Howard Elementary and was in the |
| 12 | | graduating "Class of '59" at Champaign Central High School; he |
| 13 | | attended Southern Illinois University at Carbondale; he |
| 14 | | returned to live in Champaign with his family to work for the |
| 15 | | family business, Markland's Painting; after some time he and |
| 16 | | his family moved to Urbana where he continued to work for |
| 17 | | Markland's Painting; and
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| 18 | | WHEREAS, He served on the Urbana City Council from May 1, |
| 19 | | 1973, to April 30, 1977, and then as Mayor of Urbana from May |
| 20 | | 2, 1977, to May 3, 1993, the longest serving mayor in Urbana's |
| 21 | | history; he worked on many boards and committees; he served as |
| 22 | | president of the Illinois Municipal League, on the board of the |
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| 1 | | National League of Cities, and on the board of Prairie Center; |
| 2 | | his involvement with Prairie Center was very dear to his heart |
| 3 | | because his father was one of three area men that started the |
| 4 | | Mustard Seed Program that later became Prairie Center; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, For the last 10 years of Mr. Markland's |
| 6 | | professional career he worked for the State of Illinois in |
| 7 | | Springfield; he was an avid golfer throughout his adult life |
| 8 | | and spent his years of retirement doing what he loved most: |
| 9 | | swinging the irons, playing cards, and sharing his many |
| 10 | | stories, smile, and laughter with his loving family and |
| 11 | | friends; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Jeffrey Markland is survived by his wife, Barbara; |
| 13 | | his sons, Jeffrey (Jill) Markland, Thomas Markland, Bryan |
| 14 | | Markland, and Jimmy Hugh (Cheri) Clark; his daughters, Jean |
| 15 | | (Joey) Markland Tater and Shawna (Steve) Johnson; his |
| 16 | | grandchildren, Zachary Markland, Glory Figueroa, Jennifer |
| 17 | | Tater, Gracie Tater, Andrew Tater, Isaac Markland, Stephanie |
| 18 | | Johnson, Theodore Johnson III, and James Chidlaw; and his |
| 19 | | great-granddaughter, Zoey Markland; therefore, be it
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| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
| 21 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
| 22 | | we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of |
| 23 | | Jeffrey Markland; and be it further
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