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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of William A. Rolando of Springfield,
4formerly of Jerseyville, who passed away on October 20, 2010;
5and
 
6    WHEREAS, He was born January 15, 1947, in Litchfield, one
7of four children born to the late Lawrence J. and Olive (Bauer)
8Rolando; he married the former Sandra Shaw on August 14, 1965,
9at the Holy Ghost Catholic Church in Jerseyville and together
10they shared 45 years of marriage; he graduated with the Class
11of 1965 from Jersey Community High School, and held several
12jobs before beginning work with McIntyre Construction in
13Jerseyville as a lead worker and site superintendant; and
 
14    WHEREAS, After sustaining a paralyzing injury at work, he
15returned to school to further his education, earning his B.S.
16in business and marketing management in 1979, where he was a
17Illinois State Scholarship and Illinois Association of
18Realtors Scholarpship Recipient, and his masters in business
19administration in 1987 both from Southern Illinois University
20of Edwardsville; and
 
21    WHEREAS, In 1977, he and his wife began a 20 years
22association in the real estate world, with Rolando Real Estate

 

 

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1in Jerseyville; in 1981, he was called upon by newly elected
2Secretary of State Jim Edgar to serve as a Special Projects
3Director; he later became the Director of Personnel and Chief
4Labor Negotiator for the Illinois Secretary of State, and
5retired in 2003 as Director of the Illinois Department of
6Labor; and
 
7    WHEREAS, He was a very community and civic minded
8individual who easily gave of his time and efforts; while a
9resident of Jerseyville, he served on the Zoning Commission and
10Recreation Board; he was a staunch Republican, and served on
11numerous boards and committees, including serving as Jersey
12County precinct committeman and as the Chairman of the Jersey
13County Republican Central Committee for 23 years until 2003; he
14also served as the former president of the Illinois Republican
15County Chairmans Association; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Outside of the political scene, he also served on
17numerous professional organizations and service and fraternal
18organizations; he was active with the Illinois Public Employers
19Labor Relations Association and the National Public Employers
20Labor Relations Association, serving as president of both
21organizations; he also was active in the Jaycees, serving as
22former president of the Jerseyville chapter, and former vice
23president of the State organization; he was an advisor for the
24Boy Scouts of America; he was a member of the Knights of

 

 

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1Columbus, Holy Family Council of Chatham 4179, Roman Cultural
2Society, Fraternal Order of the Elks, and former president of
3the Jersey County Slo Pitch Softball Association; and
 
4    WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his daughter, Jennifer
5Sue Rolando; and his father in law, Robert Shaw; and
 
6    WHEREAS, William Rolando is survived by his wife, Sandra
7Shaw; his daughters and sons-in-law, Christine Norman, Becky
8and Ed Hunter, and Kathy and Nathan Shalley; his grandchildren,
9Tyler, C.J., and Sydney Norman, Molly, Jack, Max, and Lucy
10Hunter, and Tucker and Grace Shalley; his sister, Carole
11Rolando, and her husband, Mike Myers; his brothers and
12sisters-in-law, Mick and Susan Rolando and David and Sue
13Rolando; and his mother-in-law, Doris Shaw; therefore, be it
 
14    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL
15ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
16his family and friends, the passing of William Rolando; and be
17it further
 
18    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
19presented to the family of William Rolando as a symbol of our
20sincere sympathy.