Full Text of SR1022 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Harold Junior Land of Topeka, who | 4 | | passed away on May 15, 2024; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Harold Land was born in Pekin to Harold and Mary | 6 | | (Watson) Land on December 27, 1949; he was drafted into the | 7 | | United States Army as an 11B Infantryman in 1969, where he | 8 | | completed Expert Jungle Training in Panama before being | 9 | | deployed to Vietnam with the 9th Infantry Division; he took | 10 | | part in months of heavy combat operations near Saigon and the | 11 | | Mekong River Delta and was awarded two Purple Hearts, the | 12 | | Combat Infantry Badge, and the Vietnam Service Medal with two | 13 | | Bronze Service Stars; he was honorably discharged in 1971; he | 14 | | married Carol Siltman-Terrill in Topeka on June 29, 1991; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Harold Land retired from the United States Post | 16 | | Office in 2016, after 20 years of service, and was a member of | 17 | | the National Postal Mail Handlers Union; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Harold Land supported the Disabled American | 19 | | Veterans, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and multiple other | 20 | | veteran organizations; he always had an American Flag on | 21 | | display and served as a mentor for younger generations of | 22 | | veterans in his family; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Harold Land loved the outdoors and kept busy | 2 | | hunting, fishing, splitting wood, caring for his horses, and | 3 | | performing all the duties that came with caring for his | 4 | | property; in the summertime, he could be found in his garden | 5 | | working hard to produce a big harvest of vegetables to | 6 | | preserve for his family; he enjoyed NASCAR, riding his Harley, | 7 | | and a good game of cards; he treasured his time with family, | 8 | | always taking the time to teach them valuable lessons when the | 9 | | opportunity arose; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Harold Land was preceded in death by his parents; | 11 | | his sister, Darlene Land; his brothers-in-law, Joe Stoehr, Bob | 12 | | Westerhouse, and Bob VanEtten; his nieces, Bobbi Jo Tyler and | 13 | | Amber Land; and his nephew, J.D. Siltman; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Harold Land is survived by his wife, Carol; his | 15 | | sons, Scott (Pam) and Matt (Chelsea) Terrill; his | 16 | | grandchildren, Chris, Kylie (Seth Newcomb), and Emily Terrill | 17 | | (Nick Sondag); his great-grandchildren, Ryan Terrill, Noah and | 18 | | Theodore Newcomb, and Hadley and Lucah Sondag; his sisters, | 19 | | Vivian Stoehr, Peggy Westerhouse, Linda VanEtten, Regina | 20 | | Trout, and Cherie Helfers; his brothers, Gary (Jodi), Terry | 21 | | "Turk" (Mary), and Doug (Janice) Land; and several nieces and | 22 | | nephews; therefore, be it |
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 3 | | Harold Junior Land and extend our sincere condolences to his | 4 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 5 | | further | 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to the family of Harold Land as an expression of our | 8 | | deepest sympathy. |
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