Bill Text: IL SR0648 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the death of Jeffrey G. "Jeff" Bland of Springfield.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Passed) 2019-10-30 - Resolution Adopted [SR0648 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-SR0648-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
learn of the death of Jeffrey G. "Jeff" Bland of Springfield,
who passed away on August 10, 2019; and
WHEREAS, Jeff Bland was born in Chicago to Edward and Alma
Bland on November 25, 1957; he graduated from Southeast High
School and attended Lincoln Land Community College; and
WHEREAS, Jeff Bland was employed at the Northfolk and
Western Railroad and the Commonwealth Edison Power Plant; he
worked as a security guard for the State of Illinois; he
retired from the Illinois Department of Transportation in 2007,
where he worked as a highway maintainer; and
WHEREAS, Jeff Bland was an active member of the community;
he served as a precinct committeeman and as a member of the
Democratic Minority Caucus; he was a deputized registrar for
Sangamon County and the treasurer of the Ernie Bankhead
Neighborhood Association; he also served as the chairman of the
Political Action Committee for the Faith Coalition for the
Common Good; he was a member of the Protective Order of Elks of
the World, Inc. and a Teamster of Local 916 of Springfield; and
WHEREAS, Jeff Bland committed to his faith on May 8, 2008;

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he was an active member of Calvary Missionary Baptist Church,
where he served as a trustee and a mentor to the youth
ministry; his greatest joy was working with young members of
the church; and
WHEREAS, Jeff Bland was preceded in death by his parents;
and
WHEREAS, Jeff Bland is survived by his daughter, Jasmine
Bland; his grandchildren, Essence, Emmorie, Jeffrey, and
Yessiah Bland; his sister, Linda (Don) Williams; many other
family members and friends, including Mr. and Mrs. Cox, Mr. and
Mrs. Williamson, Mr. and Mrs. Ewing, Mr. and Mrs. Turner,
Ernest Holman, Glenn Weir, and Rodney Myles; and EdWinicia
(Leonard) Townsend, Edward Ray, Michael, and Chris Roseberry,
and Kathy Baxter and family; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
Jeffrey G. "Jeff" Bland 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 Bland as an expression of our
deepest sympathy.