Full Text of SR1025 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Douglas R. McCumber of Tuscola, who | 4 | | passed away on September 26, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Doug McCumber was born in Urbana to Raymond R. and | 6 | | Kathryn M. Ellis McCumber on October 13, 1949; he graduated | 7 | | from Tuscola High School in 1967; as a student, he was elected | 8 | | co-captain of the basketball team and was a member of National | 9 | | Honor Society; he then attended the University of Illinois, | 10 | | where he was a member of the Delta Sigma Epsilon professional | 11 | | fraternity and a James Scholar; he earned a Bachelor of Science | 12 | | in Business Administration and graduated with high honors in | 13 | | 1972; after graduation, he served in the Illinois National | 14 | | Guard; he married Rhonda L. Gensler on July 21, 1979; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Doug McCumber began his career at the Continental | 16 | | Illinois National Bank in Chicago; he then joined the Tuscola | 17 | | National Bank and served as Vice President; he then became | 18 | | President and Chairman of the Board of First National Bank of | 19 | | Douglas County, now known as First Mid-Illinois Bank & Trust; | 20 | | in November 2000, he joined The First National Bank of Arcola | 21 | | as President & Director and served there until his retirement | 22 | | on June 30, 2012; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Doug McCumber served as President of the Tuscola | 2 | | Rotary Club, Tuscola Chamber of Commerce, and the Tuscola | 3 | | Community Development Corporation; he was a founding director | 4 | | and served ten years as Treasurer of the Tuscola Community | 5 | | Foundation; he was a Little League and Senior League Baseball | 6 | | Division coach, Biddy Basketball coach, girl's softball coach, | 7 | | and Treasurer of the Tuscola Junior Football League; he was | 8 | | known as "the Voice of the Warriors" and served 43 years as the | 9 | | field announcer for the Tuscola Warrior football program; he | 10 | | was named Grand Marshal of the 1987 Tuscola High School | 11 | | Homecoming parade; in recognition of his business | 12 | | achievements, he was elected into the Tuscola High School Hall | 13 | | of Fame in 2010; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Doug McCumber was a devoted member of the Tuscola | 15 | | United Methodist Church, where he participated in Bible study | 16 | | and served on the Board of Trustees, Capital Stewardship | 17 | | campaigns, and as Chairman of the Finance Committee; in 1986, | 18 | | he was recognized as "Tuscolian of the Year"; he was a member | 19 | | of the Tuscola Rotary Club for 45 years and was awarded the | 20 | | Paul Harris Fellow recognition; he was named Rotarian of the | 21 | | Year in 1992 and 2009; the Tuscola Masonic Lodge #332 presented | 22 | | him with the Community Builder Award; he was a lifetime member | 23 | | of the University of Illinois Alumni Association and was | 24 | | honored to be a member of the University of Illinois | 25 | | President's Council and the I Fund's Olympian Club; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Doug McCumber was an avid fan of Illini and | 2 | | Tuscola Warrior sports programs; he was a lifelong fan of the | 3 | | St. Louis Cardinals; he loved to spend time with his family, | 4 | | travel, and attend sporting events; he enjoyed helping others; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Doug McCumber was preceded in death by his father; | 7 | | and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Doug McCumber is survived by his wife, Rhonda; his | 9 | | son, Matthew McCumber; his daughter, Marissa (Matt) Franks; his | 10 | | mother, Kathryn McCumber; his brother, Thom (Teri) McCumber; | 11 | | his sister, Kathy (Larry) Glabe; and his grandsons, Lane, Colt, | 12 | | and Clay Franks; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 15 | | Douglas R. McCumber, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 16 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 17 | | further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the family of Doug McCumber as an expression of | 20 | | our deepest sympathy.
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