Bill Text: IL SR1602 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the death of Raymond Lett.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Passed) 2021-01-13 - Resolution Adopted [SR1602 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-SR1602-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
learn of the death of Raymond Lett of Plano, who passed away on
January 5, 2021; and
WHEREAS, Raymond Lett was born to Charles and Martha Lett
in Sandwich on December 16, 1934; he married Sharon Ann Trail
in Forest City, Iowa on August 20, 1956, and after 54 happy
years together, she passed away on September 9, 2010; he
married Roycana "Royce" Potter in Warrenton, Virginia on March
8, 2014, and after 4 happy years together, she passed away on
December 5, 2018; and
WHEREAS, Raymond Lett began his career as a county
extension agent in Allamakee County in Iowa; he became the
vocational agriculture high school teacher in McGregor, Iowa,
where he taught for three years; he then returned to his family
farm in Sandwich where he was a bi-vocational farmer and
vocational agriculture high school teacher; in 1965, he became
the Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Services (ASCS)
County Executive Director in Kendall County; he then served as
Area Director and then as the State Director for ASCS in 1970;;
and
WHEREAS, Raymond Lett became Deputy Director of the

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Illinois Department of Agriculture in 1974; during his tenure,
he led the first official delegation to the People's Republic
of China shortly after China opened its borders to the Western
World in 1978; he was selected to be the Executive Assistant to
the Secretary of Agriculture John R. Block in 1981 and served
for four years; during this time, he led a trade mission
between the United States and the Asian world, which included
the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia;
he directed the visit of President Fran�ois Mitterrand of
France to the U.S. in 1985; he became Assistant Secretary for
Marketing and Inspection Services and than the Special
Assistant to the Secretary of Interior for International and
Trust Territories; he completed his career as a consultant to
the Oceanic Institute in Hawaii; and
WHEREAS, Ray Lett was Vice President of the International
Christian Fellowship over the National Prayer Breakfast
Ministries in Washington, D.C.; he and his wife Sharon were
lifelong Sunday school teachers; and
WHEREAS, Ray Lett was preceded in death by his parents; his
first wife, Sharon Ann Lett; and his second wife, Roycana
"Royce" Potter Lett; and
WHEREAS, Ray Lett is survived by his children, Ann
Grandquist, David (Karen) Lett, and Shelley (John) Raymond; and

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his grandchildren, Josh and Zach Grandquist, Olivia, Charley
Ann, Sydney, and Christian Lett, and J.T. (Jacky), Jack
(Ashley), and Joey Raymond; 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
Raymond Lett 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 Raymond Lett as an expression of our
deepest sympathy.