Illinois SR 670: MEMORIAL - LLOYD T. LASSEGARD

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SR0670LRB104 21134 LAW 35432 r

1SENATE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened 

3to learn of the death of Scott McFarland of Moline, who passed 

4away on August 2, 2025; and

5 WHEREAS, Scott McFarland, the son of Donald and Karla 

6(Pollack) McFarland, was born on August 10, 1983; he achieved 

7the rank of Eagle Scout in Boy Scouts; he married his wife, 

8Amber, at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Quad 

9Cities in Davenport, Iowa on August 23, 2008; and

10 WHEREAS, For more than a decade, Scott McFarland led the 

11Serve Illinois Commission on Volunteerism and Community 

12Service (Serve Illinois), a 40-member, bipartisan board 

13appointed by the Governor and administered by the Illinois 

14Department of Human Services to strengthen communities through 

15volunteerism, national service, and recognition; during his 

16tenure, he was noted for caring deeply about the grant 

17programs he administered and all the people behind those 

18programs; and

19 WHEREAS, Scott McFarland was a passionate advocate for 

20education and volunteerism; as an elected member of the 

21Springfield School District 186 Board of Education, he pursued 

22initiatives that he felt would improve the lives of all 

SR0670- 2 -LRB104 21134 LAW 35432 r

1children in the district; at the start of the COVID-19 

2pandemic, he organized a mutual aid group on Facebook, 

3Springfield Families Helping Families, which expanded its 

4membership to 32.2k under his guidance; and

5 WHEREAS, Scott McFarland was also fiercely political, 

6reveling in debating online or in person, and he loved his time 

7in Model Illinois Government, where he made lifelong friends; 

8he also held interests in the Chicago C