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Official's Biographies |
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(Mayor / City Adminstrator / City Clerk / Treasurer / Alderman Ward 1 / Alderman Ward 2 / Alderman Ward 3 / Alderman Ward 4) |
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Mayor / Gary Koerner |
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Gary is in his first term as Mayor after serving six years as
Alderman in Ward 3. He previously served on the Le Roy Zoning Board
of Appeals for nine years. Although a native of Chenoa, IL he and
his wife have lived in Le Roy for 26 years. They have six children
and three grandchildren. Gary is a graduate of Illinois State
University and has been employed by State Farm Insurance Co. for the
past 27 years in the Facilities Management Division of
Administrative Services. |
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City Administrator / Jeff Clawson |
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Jeff
has been the City Administrator for the City of Le Roy since
September, 1999. He has over 20 years of local government
experience.
He and his wife, Elaine, have one son, Kellen, and one
daughter, Kirsten. |
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City Clerk / Sue Marcum |
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Sue is a life long resident of the City of Le Roy. She was hired by
the City of Le Roy as Assistant City Clerk in 1983 and was appointed
City Clerk in 1996 to fill a vacancy. She is currently serving in
her third consecutive full term as City Clerk. Sue and husband,
Tommy, have three children Jason, Justin and Julee. They enjoy
spending time with their four granddaughters Jadyn, Jillian, Joelle,
and Makana, and their three grandsons, Sam, Maddux and Cylas.
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Treasurer / Teresa Miller |
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Teresa is the wife of G.J. Miller and mother of Miranda, Katie and
Joseph. She has two granddaughters, Brooke and Mara Walker. She is
a member of the First United Presbyterian Church of Le Roy and is
employed full time at Pioneer Hi-Bred in rural Le Roy. She is now
serving her third term as City Treasurer. |
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Aldermen Ward 1 / John Haney |
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John Haney is alderman of Ward 1. He and his wife Sandra have two children, Anna and Clark. John has lived in the local area all his life, except when he earned a pre-law degree in 1992 from Pensacola Christian College in Pensacola, Florida. He moved to Le Roy in 1998 and found Le Roy to be the perfect place to raise his family. |
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Aldermen Ward 1 / Dawn Thompson |
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Dawn represents Ward 1 serving her fourth consecutive term on the City
Council. She has lived in Le Roy since childhood and graduated from Le
Roy High School. Having graduated from Illinois State University in
Normal, she taught at Le Roy Elementary School for 24 years, retiring in
1994. Dawn has also been an EMT with the Le Roy Emergency Ambulance
Service for 21 years, worked with the Explorer Scouts, and was in charge
of Le Roy's community sale for 20 plus years. She has 3 sons and 7
grandchildren. |
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Aldermen Ward 2 / Dave McClelland |
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Dave graduated from Illinois State University in 1971, and has lived in Le Roy since 1972. He and his wife, Kay, have 4 daughters and
4 grandchildren. Dave is the editor of publications for the Illinois Farm Bureau in Bloomington, which publishes a weekly agribusiness newspaper. Dave has served on numerous boards for the Le Roy First United Methodist Church and has been
active on several civic projects. He was appointed to the City Council in October of 1993 as alderman in Ward I to fill a vacancy. Prior to that, he had served as a member and then chairman of the Zoning Board of Appeals. Dave is now in his third term as City Councilman. |
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Aldermen Ward 2 / Shirley Chancellor |
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Shirley has lived in Le Roy her whole life with the exception of her college years at ISU. She has lived at her family home off and on since 1957. Having lived in this community here whole life, Shirley brings a background of experiences and knowledge about past and current issues facing the City of Le Roy. She is now retired, but spent thirty-six years teaching at Le Roy Elementary. The majority of her teaching experience was in the upper elementary grades of 4, 5 and 6, but has also taught first and second grades. Plus, Shirley also taught and administered the Title I program. Her teaching years have provided a range of experiences with different types of committees and working with the public on a daily basis. During the last three years, she volunteered her time at her church, at the Rike House Museum, and has substititued at Le Roy Elementary.
In 2005 she was appointed to complete the remaining term of
Theresa O’Hara. In 2007, she was elected to a four year full term. |
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Aldermen Ward 3 / Nancy
Bentley |
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Nancy is serving her first full term as Aldermen in Ward 3. |
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Aldermen Ward 3 / George
“Butch” Cook |
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Graduated Le Roy High School 1967. He is a Vietnam Veteran who served
with the U.S. Navy Seabees. Married Jean Balk in 1970. They had three
children, Michael of Ft. Wayne, IN, Michelle of Clinton, IL, Christopher
of Normal, IL. He has six grandchildren. Employed at ISU in Campus
Services as a Building Service Worker. George worked many years with his
father in the construction business and operated a local electrical
business. His hobbies included fishing, woodworking, and helping friends
and neighbors. George was appointed in 2007 to fill a vacancy in Ward
3. |
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Aldermen Ward 4 / T. A. Whitsitt |
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T. A. graduated from Western Illinois University in 1979 and has lived
in Le Roy since 2000. He and his wife Karen have one son and one
daughter. T. A. is the Senior Agronomist for Pioneer HI-Bred
International Inc. and has been employed by Pioneer for the past 26
years. T. A. also serves on the Le Roy Summer League Board as the Fund
Raising Chairman along with other duties. He was appointed to the
council in April, 2004 as an Alderman for Ward 4. |
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Aldermen Ward 4 / Dawn
Hanafin |
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I lived in LeRoy from
the time I was born until my father’s job transferred my family
to Houston, Texas when I was nine. I spent the rest of my youth
in Spring, Texas where I graduated from Klein High School in
1994. Working in different jobs throughout high school and
college gave me the opportunity to experience many different
positions, learn a multitude of skills and helped me to realize
how vast of a workforce there is in life. Attending both
University of Arkansas in Fayetteville and Sam Houston State
University in Huntsville, TX, I graduated in May of 2001 on the
Dean’s List with a Bachelor’s of Business Administration.
Immediately upon graduation, I returned to LeRoy to run our new
family business known as LeRoy True Value, Just Ask Rental, NAPA
Auto Parts, and U-Haul. We opened the doors in August of 2001
and haven’t stopped growing since. Due to the experience of
running a business and interacting with customers, I feel like I
have what it takes to help the city council do what is right for
the city, its citizens and its business owners. I feel that I
am a great asset to this community. |
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