Full Text of SR0648 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Jeffrey G. "Jeff" Bland of Springfield, | 4 | | who passed away on August 10, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jeff Bland was born in Chicago to Edward and Alma | 6 | | Bland on November 25, 1957; he graduated from Southeast High | 7 | | School and attended Lincoln Land Community College; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Jeff Bland was employed at the Northfolk and | 9 | | Western Railroad and the Commonwealth Edison Power Plant; he | 10 | | worked as a security guard for the State of Illinois; he | 11 | | retired from the Illinois Department of Transportation in 2007, | 12 | | where he worked as a highway maintainer; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Jeff Bland was an active member of the community; | 14 | | he served as a precinct committeeman and as a member of the | 15 | | Democratic Minority Caucus; he was a deputized registrar for | 16 | | Sangamon County and the treasurer of the Ernie Bankhead | 17 | | Neighborhood Association; he also served as the chairman of the | 18 | | Political Action Committee for the Faith Coalition for the | 19 | | Common Good; he was a member of the Protective Order of Elks of | 20 | | the World, Inc. and a Teamster of Local 916 of Springfield; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Jeff Bland committed to his faith on May 8, 2008; |
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| 1 | | he was an active member of Calvary Missionary Baptist Church, | 2 | | where he served as a trustee and a mentor to the youth | 3 | | ministry; his greatest joy was working with young members of | 4 | | the church; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jeff Bland was preceded in death by his parents; | 6 | | and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Jeff Bland is survived by his daughter, Jasmine | 8 | | Bland; his grandchildren, Essence, Emmorie, Jeffrey, and | 9 | | Yessiah Bland; his sister, Linda (Don) Williams; many other | 10 | | family members and friends, including Mr. and Mrs. Cox, Mr. and | 11 | | Mrs. Williamson, Mr. and Mrs. Ewing, Mr. and Mrs. Turner, | 12 | | Ernest Holman, Glenn Weir, and Rodney Myles; and EdWinicia | 13 | | (Leonard) Townsend, Edward Ray, Michael, and Chris Roseberry, | 14 | | and Kathy Baxter and family; therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 17 | | Jeffrey G. "Jeff" Bland and extend our sincere condolences to | 18 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 19 | | further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the family of Jeff Bland as an expression of our | 22 | | deepest sympathy.
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