Bill Text: IL SR0804 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of B. Don Rankin of Arcola.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-11-14 - Resolution Adopted [SR0804 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SR0804-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
3 | learn of the death of B. Don Rankin of Arcola, who passed away | ||||||
4 | on October 25, 2019; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Don Rankin was born in Princeton, Missouri to | ||||||
6 | William Harrison and Mary Zella Busby Rankin on June 6, 1943; | ||||||
7 | he attended schools in Ravanna, Missouri, where he graduated | ||||||
8 | high school in 1961; he graduated from Northeast Missouri State | ||||||
9 | University (Truman State University) in 1965, where he was a | ||||||
10 | member of the Blue Key Honor Society and president of the Sigma | ||||||
11 | Tau Gamma Fraternity; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Don Rankin taught high school and college prep | ||||||
13 | English at Benton Community High School in Van Horne, Iowa, | ||||||
14 | until he began his career in publishing as an editor with the | ||||||
15 | Webb Publishing Company in Minneapolis, Minnesota; he and his | ||||||
16 | wife, Linda, purchased the Arcola Record Herald newspaper and a | ||||||
17 | small trade magazine for broom manufacturers, the Broom and | ||||||
18 | Broom Corn News, in 1977 and began the Rankin Publishing | ||||||
19 | Company; he and Linda and their sons moved to Arcola in | ||||||
20 | December of 1977, where he was a proud citizen and community | ||||||
21 | supporter; and
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22 | WHEREAS, Don Rankin owned and published the Record Herald |
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1 | for 25 years, where his column, The Rankin File, was a favorite | ||||||
2 | of readers; he and Linda added the trade magazines Maintenance | ||||||
3 | Sales News, Busline, and Discover Central Illinois to the | ||||||
4 | company and expanded the Broom and Broom Corn News into the | ||||||
5 | Broom Brush and Mop magazine; during that time, they also owned | ||||||
6 | and published The Arthur Graphic-Clarion, the Oakland | ||||||
7 | newspapers, and the Free Press; in 2000, the decision was made | ||||||
8 | for Rankin Publishing to focus entirely on its trade magazines, | ||||||
9 | and that business and its dedicated staff continue to publish | ||||||
10 | these magazines from Arcola; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Don Rankin was on the board of the Arcola | ||||||
12 | Foundation for 30 years, serving as its vice president; he and | ||||||
13 | Linda were named grand marshals of the Arcola Broom Corn | ||||||
14 | Festival in 2016; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Don Rankin and Linda were lifelong members of the | ||||||
16 | United Methodist Church, and he served the Arcola United | ||||||
17 | Methodist Church as a representative on various committees and | ||||||
18 | boards throughout the years; he was a past president of the | ||||||
19 | Arcola Chamber of Commerce and The Arcola Sports Boosters; he | ||||||
20 | was a member of the Arcola Music Boosters and other community | ||||||
21 | organizations and a willing volunteer for community events; and
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22 | WHEREAS, Don Rankin was the grandfather of Sophia Zella | ||||||
23 | Rankin, Cale Squires, Madison Rankin, and Caden Rankin; he was |
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1 | brother-in-law to Dr. Richard Jaspers (Joyce), Keith Jaspers | ||||||
2 | (Karen), and Marcia Jaspers Hollatz (Richard) and a special | ||||||
3 | uncle to his nieces and nephews; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Don Rankin is survived by his wife of 50 years, | ||||||
5 | Linda Jane Jaspers; his sons, William Jason (Sarah) and Donald | ||||||
6 | Chase (Lynn) Rankin; and his brother, Dr. W. Dale (Nancy) | ||||||
7 | Rankin; therefore, be it
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8 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | ||||||
9 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
10 | B. Don Rankin and extend our sincere condolences to his family, | ||||||
11 | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
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12 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
13 | presented to the family of Don Rankin as an expression of our | ||||||
14 | deepest sympathy.
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