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Full Text of HR0361  102nd General Assembly

HR0361 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY


  

 


 
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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of John G.
4Langdon of Jacksonville, who passed away on December 19, 2020;
5and
 
6    WHEREAS, John Langdon was born in Jacksonville to Paul and
7Peggy Flynn Langdon on November 28, 1953; he graduated from
8Chaminade College Preparatory School in St. Louis in 1972 and
9Illinois College in 1976; he married Pat Bray at Church of Our
10Saviour in Jacksonville on January 7, 1978; and
 
11    WHEREAS, John Langdon was employed by the Illinois
12Secretary of State Drivers' Services facility in Jacksonville
13from 1977 to 1983; and
 
14    WHEREAS, John Langdon joined his father as a partner at
15the Langdon Insurance Agency and Langdon Tax Service in 1983;
16while there, he enjoyed working alongside his father, his
17brother, and his son-in-law; and
 
18    WHEREAS, John Langdon belonged to a number of
19organizations, including the Knights of Columbus and the
20Jacksonville Lions Club, where he was the former president; he
21served on various committees at Our Savior Parish, served as a

 

 

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1board member for the Routt Education Foundation, and was
2serving as the current board president of the Jacksonville
3Country Club; and
 
4    WHEREAS, John Langdon loved golfing, and he moved with his
5wife to a home adjacent to a golf course to increase his
6opportunity to play; he always included rounds of golf when he
7traveled with his wife and friends, and he played on the famous
8St. Andrews golf course in Scotland; he won the Jacksonville
9Country Club Men's Golf Net Championship in 2015 and 2020; he
10also achieved the coveted hole-in-one and a rare double eagle;
11and
 
12    WHEREAS, John Langdon enjoyed life above all else and
13believed almost any day could be made better by good music,
14good company, or a good story; and
 
15    WHEREAS, John Langdon is survived by his wife; his
16daughters, Megan (Ryan) McGuire and Kelli (Jason Early)
17Langdon; his grandchildren, Alex McGuire and Claire McGuire;
18his brothers, Greg (Kendra) Langdon and Philip (Kathy)
19Langdon; and numerous nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
 
20    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
21HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
22we mourn the passing of John G. Langdon and extend our sincere

 

 

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1condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved
2him; and be it further
 
3    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
4presented to the family of John Langdon as an expression of our
5deepest sympathy.