Bill Text: IL SR0396 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the passing of Jeff Lair.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2021-09-01 - Resolution Adopted [SR0396 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-SR0396-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
to learn of the death of Jeff Lair of Jacksonville, who passed
away on June 18, 2021; and
WHEREAS, Jeff Lair was born in Jacksonville to Harry
Francis and Marian Lois Summers Lair on January 22, 1951; he
graduated from Winchester High School; he married Jane Brown,
and they were later divorced; he married Shari Markillie in
Laramie, Wyoming on September 6, 2005, and she preceded him in
death on October 12, 2008; and
WHEREAS, Jeff Lair worked as a dispatcher and deputy for
the Scott County Sheriff's Department; he served as Scott
County Coroner from 1974 to 1976, while he studied to become a
paramedic and developed an interest in death investigation; he
became a paramedic at Passavant Hospital in 1976 and became a
deputy coroner that same year; he was elected Morgan County
Coroner in 1984, and he served the county until his retirement
in 2019; his career at Passavant Hospital spanned 26 years;
following his retirement, he served as a security guard at
Memorial Medical Center in Springfield and continued his work
as owner of Lair Death Investigations, which he founded in
1996; and

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WHEREAS, Jeff Lair was well-known for his passion as a
coroner and death investigator; he was board certified by the
American Board of Medicolegal Investigators and used his
knowledge in solving several previously unsolved homicides; he
also founded the Underwater Search and Recovery Team in Morgan
County and coordinated entomology classes for police
investigators on his property north of Jacksonville; and
WHEREAS, Jeff Lair served as president of Mothers Against
Drunk Driving; he was an active member of Kiwanis Club of
Jacksonville; he also enjoyed golfing and riding his
motorcycle; and
WHEREAS, Jeff Lair is survived by his children, Jennifer
Smith, Derek Lair, and Skyler Lair, and his sisters, Janice
(Donn) Lobb and Jane (Patrick) McGowan; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
Jeff Lair and extend our sincere condolences to his family,
friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to the family of Jeff Lair as an expression of our
deepest sympathy.