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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 35-year firefighting veteran, Randall |
| 4 | | "Randy" Mortland of East Alton, who passed away on August 24, |
| 5 | | 2013; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Randall Mortland was born on September 4, 1954 to |
| 7 | | Lester L. and Helen "Bunny" (nee Fischer) Mortland; he |
| 8 | | graduated from East Alton-Wood River High School in 1972; he |
| 9 | | worked for Federal Steel for a short time and then began is |
| 10 | | career as a firefighter; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, Randall Mortland worked his way up through the |
| 12 | | ranks, becoming Lieutenant in 1989 and Captain in 2000; he |
| 13 | | became Chief of the East Alton Fire Department on January 1, |
| 14 | | 2006; he retired in November 2012; and
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| 15 | | WHEREAS, Randall Mortland continued to give back to his |
| 16 | | community as a village trustee during his retirement; and
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| 17 | | WHEREAS, Randall Mortland saw firefighting become a family |
| 18 | | affair when his son, Andrew "Drew" Mortland, was sworn in as a |
| 19 | | firefighter for East Alton; and
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| 20 | | WHEREAS, Randall Mortland married Debbie (nee Allsman) |
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| 1 | | McGee on July 29, 2013; and
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Randall Mortland enjoyed spending time with his |
| 3 | | family, friends, his 2 basset hounds, Otis and Ellie, and |
| 4 | | watching NASCAR; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Randall Mortland was preceded in death by his |
| 6 | | parents and by his brother, William "Bill" Mortland; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, Randall Mortland is survived by his wife, Debbie; |
| 8 | | his son, Drew (Laurie) Mortland; his soon-to-be granddaughter, |
| 9 | | Josephine "Joey" Mortland; his step-son, Seth (Kayla) McGee; |
| 10 | | his step-daughter, Cassi McGee; his brother, Greg (Lana) |
| 11 | | Mortland; his sister-in-law, Judy Mortland; his aunt, |
| 12 | | Elizabeth "Betty" (nee Mortland) Fisher; his niece, Amy (Tim) |
| 13 | | Cadigan; his nephews, Rob (Lynn) Helmkamp, Brad (Donna) |
| 14 | | Mortland, and Dean (Tami) Mortland; his great-nieces and |
| 15 | | nephews; and his great-great-nephew; therefore, be it
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| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL |
| 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 18 | | Randall "Randy" Mortland, and extend our sincere condolences to |
| 19 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
| 20 | | further
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| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |