Full Text of SR1701 98th 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 Roger Joslin of Bonita Springs, Florida, | 4 | | who passed away on June 15, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Roger Joslin was born in Bloomington on June 21, | 6 | | 1936 to Doris McLaflin and James Clifford Joslin; he graduated | 7 | | from Bloomington High School in 1954, where he was a member of | 8 | | the golf team; he graduated summa cum laude from Miami | 9 | | University in Oxford, Ohio, where he was president of student | 10 | | government, elected Phi Beta Kappa, and a member of the Sigma | 11 | | Phi Epsilon fraternity; he received his law degree from the | 12 | | University of Illinois Law School, where he was magna cum laude | 13 | | and Order of the Coif; he married Stephany "Stevie" on June 14, | 14 | | 1958; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Roger Joslin began his legal career with a law | 16 | | firm in Peoria; he returned to Bloomington to be a controller | 17 | | for Union Insurance Group; shortly thereafter, he embarked on a | 18 | | 38-year career with State Farm Insurance, where he started as | 19 | | assistant vice-president; ultimately, he became the chief | 20 | | financial officer and vice-chairman of the board; he also led | 21 | | significant portions of the company's civic leadership | 22 | | efforts, including chairmanships of the Neighborhood Housing | 23 | | Services and the Social Compact; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, After retirement, Roger Joslin remained active in | 2 | | the business community; he served as a director of both Archer | 3 | | Daniels Midland and Amlin, a London-based insurance company; he | 4 | | also served as chairman of the board of the Western Avenue | 5 | | Community Center, chairman of the board of the Advocate BroMenn | 6 | | Medical Center, board member of the Bloomington Board of | 7 | | Education for 11 years (including 2 terms as president), and as | 8 | | a trustee for Illinois Wesleyan University; he was also the | 9 | | chairman of the McLean County Republican Central Committee and | 10 | | a 2-time delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1972 | 11 | | and 1976; in 2013, he and his wife were honored by the McLean | 12 | | County Museum of History as "History Makers" for their lifetime | 13 | | of service to the community; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Roger Joslin enjoyed playing golf and tennis, | 15 | | teaching tennis to his children, skiing, reading, and playing | 16 | | duplicate bridge; he was a longtime member of the Second | 17 | | Presbyterian Church, serving as an Elder and chair of the board | 18 | | of trustees; he was also an active member of the First | 19 | | Presbyterian Church in Bonita Springs, Florida; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Roger Joslin is survived by his wife, Stephany | 21 | | "Stevie"; his daughter, Jill (Bill); his sons, Scott and Jim | 22 | | (Wendy); and 5 grandchildren; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 3 | | Roger Joslin, and extend our sincere condolences to his family, | 4 | | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 | | presented to the family of Roger Joslin as an expression of our | 7 | | deepest sympathy.
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