Illinois SR 711: MEMORIAL-ROBERT E. COLLIS

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SR0711LRB104 21319 ECR 36145 r

1SENATE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened 

3to learn of the death of Blake Eugene Roderick, who passed away 

4on March 27, 2026; and

5 WHEREAS, Blake Roderick was born to Donald Eugene and 

6Alice Joanne (Spring) Roderick in Gibson City on January 20, 

71957; he graduated from Lanphier High School in 1975, where he 

8served as student body president; he received a Bachelor of 

9Science in Agricultural Economics from Texas A&M University; 

10he was also a graduate of the Illinois Agricultural Leadership 

11Foundation program, and he was honored to be a Rotary 

12International Paul Harris Fellow; he married Betsy J. Cramsey 

13in 2009; and

14 WHEREAS, Blake Roderick began his career with the Sangamon 

15County Farm Bureau in 1981; he became the manager of the Pike 

16County Farm Bureau in December 1981 and assumed joint 

17management of the Scott County Farm Bureau in 1987, 

18successfully shepherding the merger of the two organizations 

19in 2018; he was also instrumental in creation of the Two Rivers 

20Farm Bureau Foundation in 1994; he retired as executive 

21director of the Pike-Scott Farm Bureau in 2022; during his 

22tenure, the organizations he was a part of won many Liberty 

23Bell awards as well as top membership honors and program 

SR0711- 2 -LRB104 21319 ECR 36145 r

1awards at the state and national levels over many years; and

2 WHEREAS, Blake Roderick served as chairman of the Board of 

3Illini Community Health Care System, Illini Community 

4Hospital, and IHS Pharmacy; he served as vice-chairman of 

5Blessing Care Corporation, treasurer of the Illinois Council 

6for Food and Agriculture Research, director of the Illini 

7Com