Full Text of SR0527 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Roger Mills Landon of Chandlerville, | 4 | | who passed away on September 14, 2021; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Roger Landon was born to Harold C. and Lou Ellen | 6 | | (Mashburn) Landon in Jerseyville on May 3, 1944; he graduated | 7 | | from Jersey Community High School in Jerseyville in 1962; he | 8 | | earned his bachelor's degree in Education from Illinois State | 9 | | University in Normal and his master's degree in Education from | 10 | | the University of Illinois-Champaign; he married Regina | 11 | | "Jeannie" Kuhn at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Oconee | 12 | | on July 6, 1968; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Roger Landon began his teaching career as an | 14 | | agriculture teacher at Chandlerville High School in 1967; he | 15 | | became principal in 1974 and remained in that position until | 16 | | 1982; he then joined the team at Country Financial and opened | 17 | | his own office in Beardstown, where he remained for 31 years | 18 | | until retiring in 2013; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Alongside his wife, Roger Landon organized the | 20 | | Saddle Up for St. Jude event to benefit St. Jude Children's | 21 | | Research Hospital for the last 20 years, which has raised over | 22 | | $800,000; he received the Event Coordinator of the Year Award |
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| 1 | | in 2012; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Roger Landon loved horses from an early age; | 3 | | throughout his life, he raised, trained, and showed Morgan | 4 | | horses in numerous venues throughout the country; he passed | 5 | | his love of horses to his children and grandchildren, properly | 6 | | teaching them how to ride; he enjoyed trail riding and camping | 7 | | with family and friends; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Roger Landon was known for approaching any task | 9 | | or hobby with unmatched passion; he loved his family with his | 10 | | whole heart and was very proud of his grandchildren; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Roger Landon was preceded in death by his | 12 | | parents; his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Robert Charles | 13 | | and Virginia Kuhn; his brothers-in-law, Jerome "Jerry" | 14 | | Essington, Joseph Kuhn, and Kevin Kuhn; his sister-in-law, | 15 | | Carole (Kuhn) Wetherell; and his nephew, Jay M. Essington; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Roger Landon is survived by his wife of 53 years, | 17 | | Regina "Jeannie" Landon; his sons and daughters-in-law, Roger | 18 | | Michael (Tara) Landon and Ryan (Mariah) Landon; his | 19 | | grandchildren, Marlee (Ross) Hager, Kane Landon, and Brody | 20 | | Landon; his step-grandchildren, Conner Peterson and Logan | 21 | | Peterson; and his siblings and their spouses, Harold (Myrna) | 22 | | Landon, Mary Ellen Essington, Janet (Carl) Crawford, Elizabeth |
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| 1 | | (Gerald) Fritz, and David Landon; therefore, be it
| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 3 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 4 | | Roger Mills Landon and extend our sincere condolences to his | 5 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 6 | | further
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 | | presented to the family of Roger Landon as an expression of our | 9 | | deepest sympathy.
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