Bill Text: IL SR0817 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the passing of Darrel Dean Randolph of Carbon Cliff.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-03-07 - Resolution Adopted [SR0817 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR0817-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
3 | to learn of the death of Darrel Dean Randolph of Carbon Cliff, | ||||||
4 | who passed away on February 22, 2024; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Darrel Randolph was born to Raymond and Evelyn | ||||||
6 | (Woodruff) Randolph in Columbus Junction, Iowa on June 25, | ||||||
7 | 1933; he graduated from United Township High School in 1951, | ||||||
8 | where he lettered in football, basketball, and track; as a | ||||||
9 | sophomore, he competed in the running high jump at the 1949 | ||||||
10 | State Track and Field Championship Meet; he served as a U.S. | ||||||
11 | Army paratrooper in the 11th Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, | ||||||
12 | Kentucky; he married Janice Hollister in Port Byron on | ||||||
13 | September 28, 1953; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Darrel Randolph was employed by John Deere | ||||||
15 | Harvester Works, where he worked as a tool designer, a shop | ||||||
16 | supervisor, a process planner, a methods engineer, and an | ||||||
17 | engineering analyst before retiring in 1984; he began working | ||||||
18 | as an industrial engineering technician for the Rock Island | ||||||
19 | Arsenal in 1985, retiring as a lead industrial engineering | ||||||
20 | technician in 1996; and
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21 | WHEREAS, Darrel Randolph had many hobbies throughout his | ||||||
22 | life, including fishing, square dancing, genealogy, |
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1 | photography, bird watching, and gardening; he loved music, and | ||||||
2 | he never missed a Silvis Country Music Festival and often | ||||||
3 | attended the Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival; he also | ||||||
4 | loved spending time with family and friends; he enjoyed | ||||||
5 | wintering in Florida with his wife, Janice, many times, | ||||||
6 | exploring parks and nature preserves to photograph birds and | ||||||
7 | wildlife; he also enjoyed meeting his high school classmates | ||||||
8 | for breakfast twice a month; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Darrel Randolph was known as a compassionate, | ||||||
10 | patient, generous, and intellectual man who was always willing | ||||||
11 | to help a neighbor, share produce from his garden or his wealth | ||||||
12 | of knowledge, and offer sage advice; he will be remembered as a | ||||||
13 | dedicated and loving husband, father, and grandfather; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Darrel Randolph was preceded in death by his | ||||||
15 | parents; his wife of 68 years, Janice; his daughter, Cathy | ||||||
16 | Gamino; his daughter-in-law, Lisa (DeWulf) Randolph; his | ||||||
17 | siblings, Richard Randolph and Helen Miller; his | ||||||
18 | parents-in-law, Marguerite and Harold Hollister; his | ||||||
19 | brothers-in-law, Terry Miller, Truman Langhofer, Jon "Jack" | ||||||
20 | Hollister, and Harold French; and many other relatives and | ||||||
21 | friends; and
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22 | WHEREAS, Darrel Randolph is survived by his son-in-law, | ||||||
23 | Rolando Gamino; his children, Gary Randolph and Susan (Al |
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1 | Terronez) Randolph; his grandchildren, John Gamino, Dr. Aaron | ||||||
2 | Gamino, Dustan Smith, Andrew (Sammi) DeWulf, Tyler Randolph, | ||||||
3 | Eric (Becky) Terronez, and Brandon (Monica) Terronez; his | ||||||
4 | great-grandchildren, Scarlett DeWulf, Cole Terronez, Paige | ||||||
5 | Terronez, Reagan Terronez, Logan Terronez, Ronin Terronez, and | ||||||
6 | Riley Terronez; his sisters-in-law, Dianne (Pokorny) Randolph, | ||||||
7 | Kathy Kish, Nelda Langhofer, Shirley Hollister, and Marjorie | ||||||
8 | French; and many nieces, nephews, and friends; therefore, be | ||||||
9 | it
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10 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
11 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
12 | Darrel Dean Randolph and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
13 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
14 | further
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