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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Randall Allan West of Peoria, who passed
4away on October 30, 2015; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Randall West was born in Peoria on May 20, 1929 to
6Pamella Eva Burnham and Clyde McKinley West; he graduated from
7White Grade School, where he was co-editor of the school
8newspaper; in 1947, he graduated from Peoria High School, where
9he served on the student council for 4 years, was President of
10the student council, and started the first Peoria High
11Homecoming, which included a stunt show, a football game with
12Springfield, and a dance; he graduated from the University of
13Illinois in 1951, where he was President of the student senate,
14played drums in the marching band, and was a member of the
15Sigma Chi Fraternity, serving as its President; he was given
16the honors of Skull and Crescent, Sachem, and MaWaDa; he
17graduated from the University of Illinois Law School in 1953,
18serving as President of the law school senior class; he served
19in the United States Army in the Counter Intelligence Corps and
20married Mary Jane Corrie on August 23, 1953 in Winchester; and
 
21    WHEREAS, Randall West practiced law in Peoria from 1955 to
221999, practicing 6 years with his father until his father's
23death; he then worked with the firm of Safford, West, Tornow

 

 

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1and Jaeger, where his son Stephen also practices; and
 
2    WHEREAS, Randall West was President of the Peoria Bar
3Association and was President and founding member of the Estate
4Planning Council; as a Peoria Jaycee, he served as Internal
5Vice-President, was a Key Man, and received the Peoria Jaycees
6Distinguished Service Award for community service; he was
7active in the Downtown Kiwanis Club, served as President of the
8Friendship House Board, was active in Cursillo, and served as a
9rector and on a prison team; at Common Place, he served on its
10Board of Directors and then served as a tutor for third and
11fourth-grade students for 13 years; he received the Spirit of
12Common Place Award for volunteer service in 2015; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Randall West was a lifetime member of First
14Christian Church of Peoria; he served as Chairman of the
15Trustees, as Chairman of the Admin. Board, as Chairman of the
16Cabinet, and as Chairman of the Capital Campaign when the new
17church was built; he was an author of the Permanent Fund
18policies; he served as President of the Regional Board of the
19Christian Church in IL/WI, served as Second Vice Moderator of
20the National Christian Church Disciples of Christ, was
21Parliamentarian at many General Assemblies, and served many
22years on the National Board of the Christian Church Foundation;
23and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Randall West and Mary Jane traveled to Colorado,
2England, France, Germany, Italy, Greece, Israel, Russia,
3China, and Brazil, where they visited their AFS son, Claudio
4Motta; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Randall West was preceded in death by his parents
6and his brother, Owen; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Randall West is survived by his wife, Mary; his 3
8children, Stephen J. West (Deborah Springhart), David A.
9(Sarah) West, and Linda (Leslie) Carter; and his
10granddaughters, Corrie Brite, Kathleen Brite, Grace West,
11Chloe Fike, and Sophia Fike; therefore, be it
 
12    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL
13ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
14Randall Allan West, and extend our sincere condolences to his
15family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
16further
 
17    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
18presented to the family of Randall West as an expression of our
19deepest sympathy.