Full Text of HR0361 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of John G. | 4 | | Langdon of Jacksonville, who passed away on December 19, 2020; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, John Langdon was born in Jacksonville to Paul and | 7 | | Peggy Flynn Langdon on November 28, 1953; he graduated from | 8 | | Chaminade College Preparatory School in St. Louis in 1972 and | 9 | | Illinois College in 1976; he married Pat Bray at Church of Our | 10 | | Saviour in Jacksonville on January 7, 1978; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, John Langdon was employed by the Illinois | 12 | | Secretary of State Drivers' Services facility in Jacksonville | 13 | | from 1977 to 1983; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, John Langdon joined his father as a partner at | 15 | | the Langdon Insurance Agency and Langdon Tax Service in 1983; | 16 | | while there, he enjoyed working alongside his father, his | 17 | | brother, and his son-in-law; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, John Langdon belonged to a number of | 19 | | organizations, including the Knights of Columbus and the | 20 | | Jacksonville Lions Club, where he was the former president; he | 21 | | served on various committees at Our Savior Parish, served as a |
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| 1 | | board member for the Routt Education Foundation, and was | 2 | | serving as the current board president of the Jacksonville | 3 | | Country Club; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, John Langdon loved golfing, and he moved with his | 5 | | wife to a home adjacent to a golf course to increase his | 6 | | opportunity to play; he always included rounds of golf when he | 7 | | traveled with his wife and friends, and he played on the famous | 8 | | St. Andrews golf course in Scotland; he won the Jacksonville | 9 | | Country Club Men's Golf Net Championship in 2015 and 2020; he | 10 | | also achieved the coveted hole-in-one and a rare double eagle; | 11 | | and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, John Langdon enjoyed life above all else and | 13 | | believed almost any day could be made better by good music, | 14 | | good company, or a good story; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, John Langdon is survived by his wife; his | 16 | | daughters, Megan (Ryan) McGuire and Kelli (Jason Early) | 17 | | Langdon; his grandchildren, Alex McGuire and Claire McGuire; | 18 | | his brothers, Greg (Kendra) Langdon and Philip (Kathy) | 19 | | Langdon; and numerous nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 21 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 22 | | we mourn the passing of John G. Langdon and extend our sincere |
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| 1 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 2 | | him; and be it further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 | | presented to the family of John Langdon as an expression of our | 5 | | deepest sympathy.
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