Bill Text: IL SR0527 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the passing of Roger Mills Landon of Chandlerville.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-10-20 - Resolution Adopted [SR0527 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SR0527-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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