Full Text of SR0817 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 Darrel Dean Randolph of Carbon Cliff, | 4 | | who passed away on February 22, 2024; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Darrel Randolph was born to Raymond and Evelyn | 6 | | (Woodruff) Randolph in Columbus Junction, Iowa on June 25, | 7 | | 1933; he graduated from United Township High School in 1951, | 8 | | where he lettered in football, basketball, and track; as a | 9 | | sophomore, he competed in the running high jump at the 1949 | 10 | | State Track and Field Championship Meet; he served as a U.S. | 11 | | Army paratrooper in the 11th Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, | 12 | | Kentucky; he married Janice Hollister in Port Byron on | 13 | | September 28, 1953; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Darrel Randolph was employed by John Deere | 15 | | Harvester Works, where he worked as a tool designer, a shop | 16 | | supervisor, a process planner, a methods engineer, and an | 17 | | engineering analyst before retiring in 1984; he began working | 18 | | as an industrial engineering technician for the Rock Island | 19 | | Arsenal in 1985, retiring as a lead industrial engineering | 20 | | technician in 1996; and | 21 | | WHEREAS, Darrel Randolph had many hobbies throughout his | 22 | | life, including fishing, square dancing, genealogy, |
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| 1 | | photography, bird watching, and gardening; he loved music, and | 2 | | he never missed a Silvis Country Music Festival and often | 3 | | attended the Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival; he also | 4 | | loved spending time with family and friends; he enjoyed | 5 | | wintering in Florida with his wife, Janice, many times, | 6 | | exploring parks and nature preserves to photograph birds and | 7 | | wildlife; he also enjoyed meeting his high school classmates | 8 | | for breakfast twice a month; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Darrel Randolph was known as a compassionate, | 10 | | patient, generous, and intellectual man who was always willing | 11 | | to help a neighbor, share produce from his garden or his wealth | 12 | | of knowledge, and offer sage advice; he will be remembered as a | 13 | | dedicated and loving husband, father, and grandfather; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Darrel Randolph was preceded in death by his | 15 | | parents; his wife of 68 years, Janice; his daughter, Cathy | 16 | | Gamino; his daughter-in-law, Lisa (DeWulf) Randolph; his | 17 | | siblings, Richard Randolph and Helen Miller; his | 18 | | parents-in-law, Marguerite and Harold Hollister; his | 19 | | brothers-in-law, Terry Miller, Truman Langhofer, Jon "Jack" | 20 | | Hollister, and Harold French; and many other relatives and | 21 | | friends; and | 22 | | WHEREAS, Darrel Randolph is survived by his son-in-law, | 23 | | Rolando Gamino; his children, Gary Randolph and Susan (Al |
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| 1 | | Terronez) Randolph; his grandchildren, John Gamino, Dr. Aaron | 2 | | Gamino, Dustan Smith, Andrew (Sammi) DeWulf, Tyler Randolph, | 3 | | Eric (Becky) Terronez, and Brandon (Monica) Terronez; his | 4 | | great-grandchildren, Scarlett DeWulf, Cole Terronez, Paige | 5 | | Terronez, Reagan Terronez, Logan Terronez, Ronin Terronez, and | 6 | | Riley Terronez; his sisters-in-law, Dianne (Pokorny) Randolph, | 7 | | Kathy Kish, Nelda Langhofer, Shirley Hollister, and Marjorie | 8 | | French; and many nieces, nephews, and friends; therefore, be | 9 | | it | 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 12 | | Darrel Dean Randolph and extend our sincere condolences to his | 13 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 14 | | further | 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Darrel Randolph as an expression of | 17 | | our deepest sympathy. |
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