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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are saddened to  learn of the death of
Leland J. 
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Glazebrook of Sullivan, who passed away on March 14, 2010; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Leland Glazebrook was born on April 21, 1921, in 
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Spring Garden; he was the son of Andy H. and Marilee Story 
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Glazebrook; he married Evalyn Moore on March 3, 1972, in 
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Fisher; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Leland Glazebrook attended the University of 
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Illinois and farmed in the Champaign County area; he worked as 
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an insurance agent for Country Companies from 1955 to 1968; he 
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served as the Farm Director for WLBH Radio in Mattoon from 1968 
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to 1975; he organized the Illinois Corn-Soybean Network in 1973 
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and was heard on 25 radio stations in Illinois and Iowa; he 
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served as the farm director for WDZQ Radio in Decatur and 
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worked at WMCI Radio in Mattoon; he was also the recipient of 
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an honorary FFA State Farmers Degree and served as State FFA 
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President in 1939 and 1940; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, In 1976, Leland Glazebrook was elected to the Lake 
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Land College Board of Trustees; after 34 years of service, he 
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was the longest serving trustee in the College's history and 
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one of the longest serving community college trustees in the 
 


 






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State of Illinois; he served 4 times as Board Chair and several 
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times as an officer; during his tenure, Lake Land College 
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experienced 135% growth in enrollment and added several new 
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buildings while maintaining a high level of academic quality 
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and a focus on students; he had a major influence in the 
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development of innovative programs at Lake Land College and 
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helped the college develop into a leader in distance education, 
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online course delivery, agriculture programs, and the use of 
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technology; under his leadership, the college opened its first 
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permanent extension center, the Kluthe Center for Higher 
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Education and Technology in Effingham, and the Ag Technology 
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Building; he also chaired the only successful tax referendum in 
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the history of Lake Land College; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Leland Glazebrook was a member of the Sullivan 
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First Christian Church, the Sullivan Country Club, the Moultrie 
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County Farm Bureau, the National AGRI Marketing Association, 
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the National Association of State Radio Networks, and the 
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Illinois Community College Trustees Association; he also 
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served as a Sullivan Middle School Mentor and was a master 
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gardener who loved working in his garden; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Leland Glazebrook was the recipient of the Ray 
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Hartstein Trustee Achievement Award from the Illinois 
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Community College Trustees Association in June of 1999 and was 
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nominated for the 2000 American Association of Community 
 


 






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College Trustees' Trustee Leadership Award; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Leland Glazebrook was preceded in death by his 
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parents; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Leland Glazebrook is survived by his wife; his 
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children, Turk (Judy) Glazebrook, Richard (Carol) Glazebrook, 
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Roger (Sally) Glazebrook, Jim (Teena) Glazebrook, Helen 
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Glazebrook, and Sarah Glazebrook; his stepchildren, Gary 
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(Judy) Fish, Jim (Donna) Fish, Bob Fish, and Peggy Fish; his 20 
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grandchildren; and his 31 great-grandchildren; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Leland Glazebrook will be remembered by all who 
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knew and loved him for his great wisdom and affable nature; 
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therefore, be it
  
 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Leland 
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J. Glazebrook; and be it further
  
 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Leland Glazebrook as an expression 
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of our sympathy.