MEMORIAL-JOSEPH C. PILAND

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SR0714
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SENATE RESOLUTION

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WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
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to learn of the death of Joseph Chaly Piland, Ed.D., who passed
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away on September 15, 2025; and

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WHEREAS, Joseph Piland was born to Claud and Virginia
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(Prince) Piland in Crossville on May 13, 1933; he received a
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bachelor's degree and a master's degree from Southern Illinois
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University (SIU), and he later earned his Doctor of Education
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from Illinois State University; while at SIU, he was a member
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of the Air Force Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC)
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before serving on active duty as a first lieutenant in the
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United States Air Force; he married E. Jo Anne Piland, and she
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preceded him in death; he then married Maxine Piland; and

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WHEREAS, Joseph Piland served as a school principal in
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Rantoul before earning his doctorate degree from Illinois
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State University; he became the first president of Lincoln
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Trail College in Robinson, serving in that role until he
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became president of Highland Community College in Freeport in
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1980; and

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WHEREAS, Joseph Piland attended Asbury Church in Tulsa,
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Oklahoma; he joined the Masonic Lodge of Norris City, May
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Lodge No. 718, in 1959, and he remained an active Freemason

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throughout his life, serving as the Worshipful Master of Krum
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Masonic Lodge No. 1453 in Krum, Texas from 2018 to 2019, where
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he earned the Golden Trowel Award for distinguished service in
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2023; he was an Illinois, Texas, Scottish Rite, York Rite, and
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Shrine Mason; and

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WHEREAS, Joseph Piland's greatest pride and joy were his
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grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and

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WHEREAS, At the time of his passing, Joseph Piland was
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survived by his wife, Maxine; his sons, John Charles (Debra)
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Piland and James Robert (Ann) Piland; four grandchildren; and
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four great-grandchildren; therefore, be it

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RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
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Joseph Chaly Piland, Ed.D. and extend our sincere condolences
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to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be
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it further

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RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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presented to the family of Joseph Piland as an expression of
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our deepest sympathy.

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