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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
3 | learn of the death of Roger Joslin of Bonita Springs, Florida, | ||||||
4 | who passed away on June 15, 2014; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Roger Joslin was born in Bloomington on June 21, | ||||||
6 | 1936 to Doris McLaflin and James Clifford Joslin; he graduated | ||||||
7 | from Bloomington High School in 1954, where he was a member of | ||||||
8 | the golf team; he graduated summa cum laude from Miami | ||||||
9 | University in Oxford, Ohio, where he was president of student | ||||||
10 | government, elected Phi Beta Kappa, and a member of the Sigma | ||||||
11 | Phi Epsilon fraternity; he received his law degree from the | ||||||
12 | University of Illinois Law School, where he was magna cum laude | ||||||
13 | and Order of the Coif; he married Stephany "Stevie" on June 14, | ||||||
14 | 1958; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Roger Joslin began his legal career with a law | ||||||
16 | firm in Peoria; he returned to Bloomington to be a controller | ||||||
17 | for Union Insurance Group; shortly thereafter, he embarked on a | ||||||
18 | 38-year career with State Farm Insurance, where he started as | ||||||
19 | assistant vice-president; ultimately, he became the chief | ||||||
20 | financial officer and vice-chairman of the board; he also led | ||||||
21 | significant portions of the company's civic leadership | ||||||
22 | efforts, including chairmanships of the Neighborhood Housing | ||||||
23 | Services and the Social Compact; and
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1 | WHEREAS, After retirement, Roger Joslin remained active in | ||||||
2 | the business community; he served as a director of both Archer | ||||||
3 | Daniels Midland and Amlin, a London-based insurance company; he | ||||||
4 | also served as chairman of the board of the Western Avenue | ||||||
5 | Community Center, chairman of the board of the Advocate BroMenn | ||||||
6 | Medical Center, board member of the Bloomington Board of | ||||||
7 | Education for 11 years (including 2 terms as president), and as | ||||||
8 | a trustee for Illinois Wesleyan University; he was also the | ||||||
9 | chairman of the McLean County Republican Central Committee and | ||||||
10 | a 2-time delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1972 | ||||||
11 | and 1976; in 2013, he and his wife were honored by the McLean | ||||||
12 | County Museum of History as "History Makers" for their lifetime | ||||||
13 | of service to the community; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Roger Joslin enjoyed playing golf and tennis, | ||||||
15 | teaching tennis to his children, skiing, reading, and playing | ||||||
16 | duplicate bridge; he was a longtime member of the Second | ||||||
17 | Presbyterian Church, serving as an Elder and chair of the board | ||||||
18 | of trustees; he was also an active member of the First | ||||||
19 | Presbyterian Church in Bonita Springs, Florida; and
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20 | WHEREAS, Roger Joslin is survived by his wife, Stephany | ||||||
21 | "Stevie"; his daughter, Jill (Bill); his sons, Scott and Jim | ||||||
22 | (Wendy); and 5 grandchildren; therefore, be it
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1 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | ||||||
2 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
3 | Roger Joslin, and extend our sincere condolences to his family, | ||||||
4 | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
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5 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
6 | presented to the family of Roger Joslin as an expression of our | ||||||
7 | deepest sympathy.
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