HR1131 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Leland J. Glazebrook of Sullivan, who passed away on March 14, 2010; and

WHEREAS, Leland Glazebrook was born on April 21, 1921, in Spring Garden; he was the son of Andy H. and Marilee Story Glazebrook; he married Evalyn Moore on March 3, 1972, in Fisher; and

WHEREAS, Leland Glazebrook attended the University of Illinois and farmed in the Champaign County area; he worked as an insurance agent for Country Companies from 1955 to 1968; he served as the Farm Director for WLBH Radio in Mattoon from 1968 to 1975; he organized the Illinois Corn-Soybean Network in 1973 and was heard on 25 radio stations in Illinois and Iowa; he served as the farm director for WDZQ Radio in Decatur and worked at WMCI Radio in Mattoon; he was also the recipient of an honorary FFA State Farmers Degree and served as State FFA President in 1939 and 1940; and

WHEREAS, In 1976, Leland Glazebrook was elected to the Lake Land College Board of Trustees; after 34 years of service, he was the longest serving trustee in the College's history and one of the longest serving community college trustees in the State of Illinois; he served 4 times as Board Chair and several times as an officer; during his tenure, Lake Land College experienced 135% growth in enrollment and added several new buildings while maintaining a high level of academic quality and a focus on students; he had a major influence in the development of innovative programs at Lake Land College and helped the college develop into a leader in distance education, online course delivery, agriculture programs, and the use of technology; under his leadership, the college opened its first permanent extension center, the Kluthe Center for Higher Education and Technology in Effingham, and the Ag Technology Building; he also chaired the only successful tax referendum in the history of Lake Land College; and

WHEREAS, Leland Glazebrook was a member of the Sullivan First Christian Church, the Sullivan Country Club, the Moultrie County Farm Bureau, the National AGRI Marketing Association, the National Association of State Radio Networks, and the Illinois Community College Trustees Association; he also served as a Sullivan Middle School Mentor and was a master gardener who loved working in his garden; and

WHEREAS, Leland Glazebrook was the recipient of the Ray Hartstein Trustee Achievement Award from the Illinois Community College Trustees Association in June of 1999 and was nominated for the 2000 American Association of Community College Trustees' Trustee Leadership Award; and

WHEREAS, Leland Glazebrook was preceded in death by his parents; and

WHEREAS, Leland Glazebrook is survived by his wife; his children, Turk (Judy) Glazebrook, Richard (Carol) Glazebrook, Roger (Sally) Glazebrook, Jim (Teena) Glazebrook, Helen Glazebrook, and Sarah Glazebrook; his stepchildren, Gary (Judy) Fish, Jim (Donna) Fish, Bob Fish, and Peggy Fish; his 20 grandchildren; and his 31 great-grandchildren; and

WHEREAS, Leland Glazebrook will be remembered by all who knew and loved him for his great wisdom and affable nature; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Leland J. Glazebrook; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Leland Glazebrook as an expression of our sympathy.