Full Text of SR0324 96th General Assembly
SR0324 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of
Duane Randall of Godfrey, who passed away | 4 |
| on June 9, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, Duane Randall was born on April 27, 1946 in Alton; | 6 |
| his parents were Duane Sr. and Rosemary (Miller) Randall; and
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| WHEREAS, Duane Randall spent his childhood in various | 8 |
| places, including Caracas, Venezuela and Moab, Utah; he moved | 9 |
| back to Alton in 1960 and played varsity sports at Marquette | 10 |
| Catholic High School; he graduated from Alton Senior High | 11 |
| School in 1964; following in his father's footsteps, he | 12 |
| graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1970 with | 13 |
| a bachelor's degree in business administration; and
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| WHEREAS, Duane Randall married his high school sweetheart, | 15 |
| Nancy Ann Cannedy, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Alton on | 16 |
| June 21, 1968; in the following years, Mr. Randall and his | 17 |
| family lived in a number of cities in the Midwest and in Miami, | 18 |
| Florida; during this time, he worked in several industries, | 19 |
| including medical and office equipment sales; Mr. and Mrs. | 20 |
| Randall returned to the Alton area with their three children in | 21 |
| 1987; and
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| WHEREAS, Duane Randall worked for more than 20 years in the | 2 |
| aviation industry, building a successful entrepreneurial | 3 |
| career; he was often accompanied by his wife as he traveled and | 4 |
| the two formed close friendships with his associates throughout | 5 |
| Europe and Asia; he and his son Joseph founded an aircraft | 6 |
| fabric company, AviorTex, in 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, Duane Randall's uncle, Louis Miller, helped Duane | 8 |
| procure a job as a caddie at Lockhaven Country Club, which | 9 |
| began his lifelong interest in golf; as a member of Lockhaven, | 10 |
| Mr. Randall's contribution to and enthusiasm for the club were | 11 |
| unparalleled; he and his wife built a home overlooking the golf | 12 |
| course in 1992; he also served on the board of Lockhaven from | 13 |
| 1998 to 2004, including a term as president from 2003 to 2004; | 14 |
| following his term as president, he became a board member of | 15 |
| the Lockhaven Country Club Development Corporation; and
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| WHEREAS, In 2001, Duane Randall aided his daughter | 17 |
| Elisabeth in opening a coffee shop on Broadway in Alton, which | 18 |
| initiated his involvement in realizing the great potential of | 19 |
| the downtown Alton area; he first converted the Laura Building | 20 |
| into river-view lofts and commercial spaces overlooking the | 21 |
| Mississippi River, with him and his wife occupying the top | 22 |
| floor; assisted by his daughter Jennifer and business partner | 23 |
| Penelope Schmidt, he continued these efforts at the Mississippi | 24 |
| Lime building, now known as the Mississippi Landing; and
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| WHEREAS, Duane Randall was preceded in death by his parents | 2 |
| and his sister, Ann Canaday; and
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| WHEREAS, Duane Randall is survived by his devoted wife, | 4 |
| Nancy; his children, Jennifer and her husband, Steven Papin, | 5 |
| Joseph and his wife, Rebecca, and Elisabeth; his grandchildren, | 6 |
| Emily, Joseph, and Betsy Papin; his sisters, Louise Jehle and | 7 |
| her husband, Jackson, and Martha Black and her husband, Robert; | 8 |
| his brother-in-law, Jon Cannedy; a large extended family, | 9 |
| including Pat Kane and his wife, Dottie; and many beloved | 10 |
| cousins, nieces, and nephews; and | 11 |
| WHEREAS, Duane Randall will be remembered by all who knew | 12 |
| and loved him as a business mentor, a wonderful | 13 |
| conversationalist and storyteller, and a dedicated golfer; | 14 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 16 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 17 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Duane Randall; and be it | 18 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 |
| presented to the family of Duane Randall as an expression of | 21 |
| our sympathy.
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