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2009-01-01 |
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| Name | Randall C. Stufflebeam |
| Address | 304 Lincolnshire Blvd
East Peoria, Illinois 61611, United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | [Link] |
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May 27, 1960
(63 years)
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| Contributor | COSDem |
| Last Modifed | RBH
Jul 02, 2012 02:43pm |
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Marine Corps - Christian -
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| Info | Randall C. Stufflebeam currently lives with his wife of 25 years, Lisa (Breese) Stufflebeam, in Belleville, Illinois. They were married April 18, 1980 and are the proud parents of three wonderful daughters:
Chasity is the wife of Jonathan Macklin and they with their daughter reside in southern Florida where he is a Sheriff’s Deputy. Jonathan served in the Marine Corps and was stationed in Okinawa when they met. During the summer of 2003, he was deployed to Baghdad.
Cynthia, Randy and Lisa’s second very energetic daughter works and also attends college. She is studying to be a Special Education Teacher, specializing in the severely handicapped.
Krista, Randy and Lisa’s youngest, is 14 years old and is now attending High School and is looking forward to graduating from Belleville East. (She also considers herself Randy's Number 1 supporter)
The entire family had the opportunity of living in Okinawa, Japan for five years where Randy was serving in the Marine Corps. Both Chasity and Cynthia attended and graduated from high school during this time. They relate that Japan was an awesome experience for the entire family. It further made them recognize the great nation that they left behind in serving their country in a foreign land.
Randy was born May 27, 1960, in Chicago, Illinois to Ted and Carol Stufflebeam. He grew up in the small town of Canton, Illinois. He was the oldest of six boys in a family with six children. Randy attended public schools up until his last two years of high school. He then attended and graduated from an Accelerated Christian Education (ACE) School. An Accelerated Christian Education provides quality academics as well as a theistic philosophic foundation. Students are encouraged to develop personal responsibilities to family, church, and community as their primary concerns.
Randy was raised in the Church of the Nazarene. His grandfathers on both sides of his family were Nazarene preachers and pastors. His own parents have been the pastors of a small Nazarene Church in Illinois. Randy attended Olivet Nazarene College for one semester before he decided to join the United States Marine Corps on January 4, 1980. After spending three months in Boot Camp at San Diego, he graduated on April 11, 1980. After graduating from Infantry Training School (ITS), Randy’s Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) was 0351, Anti-Tank Assaultman. This means he blew-up tanks for a living. Because of his skills and apparent leadership abilities in this area he became an instructor and taught anti-tank assault for several years.
After Randy’s first enlistment was complete, he and his family remained in Southern California where he went into restaurant management. During this time he continued to hone his leadership skill and as well as Develop successful business practices. However, the call of the Corps and the desire to continue his service to his country persisted so that Randy re-enlisted back into the Marine Corps. He retained his previous Military Occupational Specialty as an Anti-tank Assaultman. Later, because of evident skills in other areas he was able to make a lateral move and enter the computer field. In August of 1988 he went to the Marine Corps Computer Sciences School and become a Mainframe COBOL Programmer.
Randy, Lisa and their family lived in California for more than ten years. In December of 1990 he was transferred to the 6th Marine Corps Recruiting District Headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia and was stationed there for four years. During this time he was assigned to manage all computer resources for the Comptroller's Office which maintained a budget of several million dollars. It was here where he learned about the accounting skills and responsibility required to maintain a budget and keep an organization on the right financial track. Even though it was not his primary role, he frequently found himself in the position of providing financial status reports to senior executives.
In May of 1994 he was transferred to Parris Island, South Carolina to manage the computer network there. Parris Island is one of two Marine Corps Boot Camps (the other being San Diego).
In August of 1998, he received orders to return to Okinawa, Japan. This was his fourth time there. Fortunately, this time he was able to take his family with him. The previous three deployments to Japan were for about six months each. Separation can be a difficult time for a growing family, but their shared faith and devotion made the experience bearable. Lisa shares her husband’s vision of service and was more than supportive and up to the undertaking it required on her part.
They were stationed in Okinawa for almost five years. Most important, they were together as a family in a foreign country and enjoyed this rare cultural experience. They attended the Keystone Church of the Nazarene during that time. They were frequently also able to be a part of the other five Japanese churches located on the island.
In Randy’s last tour of duty in Okinawa Japan, he held three consecutive billets; 1) VIP Representative, 2) Computer Training 3) Information Systems Coordinators. As the VIP Representative for the Marine Corps Base in Okinawa, Japan, it was his responsibility to provide direct support for all Local Executive Level personnel, Colonel through Lieutenant (3-Star) General. He was also responsible for providing direct support for all visiting dignitaries. He had the opportunity to meet various notable individuals such as the Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of Defense among others. Randy was also in charge of the Micro-Computer Training facilities. It was his responsibility to ensure the Computer Training of all personnel assigned to Marine Corps Base, Okinawa. This also included personnel from other bases around the island as well. He was also responsible for the Information Systems Coordinators (ISCs) around the island. It was during this time that Randy truly learned to Multi-task and Multi-process. Not only did he effectively maintain these responsibilities, but he also made time for his family, the Church and community activities.
Randy always had the time, energy and the necessary dedication to serve on several church boards no matter where he and his family lived. As a board member he experienced a particularly difficult period in which a church split occurred. Through his leadership and ability to deal effectively with conflict resolution, they were able to repair and rebuild relations within the organization. He often refers to this time as “the dark night of my soul”. However, as difficult as it was, it was also a time of reflection and tremendous learning. Individual struggles, if used constructively, provide opportunity to build strength. He learned to be better organized and work with others in a more productive, supportive way.
Randy retired from the United States Marine Corps on May 1, 2003, after twenty-two and a half years of dedicated service to “God, Country, Corps” (and in that order). He missed the Marine Corps and the great associations that he had made over the years, and the desire to serve his country and community was still very strong.
In October of 2003 while Randy was reading a local newspaper he discovered that if any individual was interested in serving the community in an official elected capacity, they were required to go to the local County Clerk’s Office to obtain the appropriate paper work. He visited the clerk’s office and obtained the forms for every office that he was qualified for. At that time Randy and his family were living in Greenville (Bond County) Illinois, where he was a registered Republican. Wanting to jump right in, he made an appointment to speak with the local Republican Chairman. Thereafter, he decided to run for the Committeeman position. It was a beginning and offered him a grassroots opportunity to serve his community.
While evaluating the fateful events concerning Chief Justice Roy Moore; Randy was listening to a Christian radio station and heard an announcement by Focus on the Family about a rally at the capitol. This event was hosted by the Constitution Party. He began some online research about Chief Justice Roy Moore as well as the Constitution Party. After reading the impressive and well-defined platform of the Constitution Party, he was somewhat incredulous, but more than anything he was excited. The platform defined the very values that he and his family had always embraced and believed in. Not being the least bit reticent about taking action, he requested additional information.
He was then introduced to the “Point of Contact” for the Constitution Party and within a couple of months, he was asked to help establish an Illinois affiliate of the National Constitution Party. So on January 30, 2004, he became a charter member and Vice-Chairman of the Constitution Party of Illinois. Within a year and through a series of events, Randy became the Chairman of the Constitution Party of Illinois. Since that time, not only has he be able to build a viable political party, but has also taken on the challenge of becoming the next governor in the state of Illinois by winning the 2006 Gubernatorial race.
Like most Constitutionalists, he feels that he is in the right place at the right time, and doing the right things in spite of the usual mentality about third parties. Individuals have a moral obligation to stand up for what they believe and not follow the crowd. His major desire is to serve others. He has a deep gratitude and respect for the founders of this great land who made great personal sacrifices to establish the Constitution and its glorious freedoms.
Randy embodies the Marine Corps’ way of life, which is: “Honor, Courage and Commitment.” For over twenty years, he has lived out the motto of the Marine Corps, “Semper Fidelis” which means "always faithful". He has been faithful to his God, his country, the Corps and to his family. These are qualities that are sorely needed in today’s world. These qualities in addition to his leadership are what the state of Illinois needs in a Governor. Understanding the necessity and ability to be accountable and responsible and to hold others accountable and responsible are leadership traits that are required to bring back honor and dignity to the state of Illinois.
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