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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
3to learn of the death of Stanley Joseph Martin of Springfield,
4who passed away on January 7, 2024; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Stanley Martin was born to Joseph and Alta
6(Goslin) Martin in Paxton on January 3, 1940; he was raised in
7Buckley, where he worked on the family farm and raised crops
8and livestock; he attended public schools in Buckley and
9graduated from Buckley High School in 1957, where he was
10president of his senior class; he married Wanda Billingsley at
11the United Methodist Church in Buckley on July 6, 1958, and
12they moved to Springfield in 2014; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Stanley Martin worked at Squibb Pharmaceuticals
14in Franklin Park near Chicago before returning home to work on
15the family farm when his father became ill; he raised champion
16polled Hereford cattle and was one of the first farmers to move
17to 30-inch rows; he also worked part-time with the Artesia
18Township Road Commissioner; he started a position at the
19Illinois Department of Transportation in 1968, where he worked
20for more than 25 years; and
 
21    WHEREAS, During the Vietnam War, Stanley Martin
22volunteered to help local baker Jack Luker prepare and

 

 

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1distribute Angel Food cakes that were air dropped to troops on
2the battlefield overseas; he also sent his German Shepherd,
3Duke, to Vietnam to help in the war effort; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Stanley Martin served as president of the
5Woodland Cemetery Association; during his tenure, the cemetery
6was expanded and historic tombstones were refurbished; he was
7also a member of the Pontiac Elks, the Loyal Order of Moose,
8the Farmers' Union, and the United Methodist Church; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Stanley Martin was recognized by the Illinois
10State Police for his actions during the Crescent City train
11derailment in 1970; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Stanley Martin was an avid amateur citizen band
13radio enthusiast and an enthusiastic reader; he enjoyed
14gardening, canning vegetables, landscaping, tinkering in his
15workshop, and spending his time with others, including
16coaching his daughters' women's softball team or helping
17uptown; before going to work, he played Euchre and Schafkopf
18with his longtime friends in uptown Buckley every morning;
19during his retirement, he opened the 103 East Bar in Buckley
20each morning for those who wanted to play cards; and
 
21    WHEREAS, Stanley Martin was known for his ability to
22quickly make friends with people from all walks of life

 

 

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1wherever he went; he will be remembered for his ability to turn
2a word, poke fun at everyday life, and his quick wit; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Stanley Martin was preceded in death by his
4parents; his brother, Gerald Martin; and his infant twin
5brothers; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Stanley Martin is survived by his wife; his
7sister, Joan Walton; his children, Kelly (Carl) Hasselbring,
8Stanley Joseph (Joe) Martin Jr., and Mona (David Joens)
9Martin; his grandchildren, Cade (Johanna) Hasselbring, Jordan
10(Shawnna Rose) Hasselbring, Ali (Nick) Langley, and Benjamin
11Joens; and his great-grandchildren, Izabelle Hasselbring,
12McKenzi Hasselbring, Aliza Hasselbring, Zavin Hasselbring,
13Calvin Hasselbring, Carson Langley, and Avery Langley;
14therefore, be it
 
15    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL
16ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
17Stanley Joseph Martin and extend our sincere condolences to
18his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
19further
 
20    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
21presented to the family of Stanley Martin as an expression of
22our deepest sympathy.