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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Jeffrey
4Thomas Markland of Urbana, who passed away on February 14,
52011; and
 
6    WHEREAS, He was born December 12, 1940, in Champaign, the
7son of Thomas Jefferson and Mary Louise Bell Markland; he
8married Wynn Margaret Williams (deceased) on October 4, 1959,
9and they had three children together; he married Barbara Sue
10Clark on August 27, 1986, in Rantoul; and
 
11    WHEREAS, He attended Dr. Howard Elementary and was in the
12graduating "Class of '59" at Champaign Central High School; he
13attended Southern Illinois University at Carbondale; he
14returned to live in Champaign with his family to work for the
15family business, Markland's Painting; after some time he and
16his family moved to Urbana where he continued to work for
17Markland's Painting; and
 
18    WHEREAS, He served on the Urbana City Council from May 1,
191973, to April 30, 1977, and then as Mayor of Urbana from May
202, 1977, to May 3, 1993, the longest serving mayor in Urbana's
21history; he worked on many boards and committees; he served as
22president of the Illinois Municipal League, on the board of the

 

 

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1National League of Cities, and on the board of Prairie Center;
2his involvement with Prairie Center was very dear to his heart
3because his father was one of three area men that started the
4Mustard Seed Program that later became Prairie Center; and
 
5    WHEREAS, For the last 10 years of Mr. Markland's
6professional career he worked for the State of Illinois in
7Springfield; he was an avid golfer throughout his adult life
8and spent his years of retirement doing what he loved most:
9swinging the irons, playing cards, and sharing his many
10stories, smile, and laughter with his loving family and
11friends; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Jeffrey Markland is survived by his wife, Barbara;
13his sons, Jeffrey (Jill) Markland, Thomas Markland, Bryan
14Markland, and Jimmy Hugh (Cheri) Clark; his daughters, Jean
15(Joey) Markland Tater and Shawna (Steve) Johnson; his
16grandchildren, Zachary Markland, Glory Figueroa, Jennifer
17Tater, Gracie Tater, Andrew Tater, Isaac Markland, Stephanie
18Johnson, Theodore Johnson III, and James Chidlaw; and his
19great-granddaughter, Zoey Markland; therefore, be it
 
20    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
21NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
22we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of
23Jeffrey Markland; and be it further
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2presented to the family of Jeffrey Markland as a symbol of our
3sincere sympathy.