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1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
3 | | learn of the death of Herbert Lee Hedgeman, who passed away on |
4 | | December 29, 2017; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Herbert Hedgeman was born in Chicago to Fannie Mae |
6 | | Hedgeman Lafayette on November 7, 1928; he attended Chicago |
7 | | Public Schools; he exhibited a strong entrepreneurial spirit |
8 | | and work ethic at the age of six and began his own shoeshine |
9 | | business; he briefly attended Mosley High School before joining |
10 | | the United States Army at the age of 16 and served in World War |
11 | | II; after the war ended, he remained in Germany, where he |
12 | | became fluent in the language and played the saxophone; upon |
13 | | his return, he attended Wilberforce University, where he |
14 | | pledged Kappa Alpha Psi in 1954; he married Tricka Harris in |
15 | | 1971; and
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16 | | WHEREAS, Herbert Hedgeman worked a number of jobs after his |
17 | | college graduation, including as a caseworker for the Cook |
18 | | County Department of Public Aid; the Rubloff Real Estate |
19 | | Company hired him as their first African American realtor after |
20 | | his success with building homes and integrating several |
21 | | neighborhoods; and
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22 | | WHEREAS, Herbert Hedgeman purchased the Sportsman Inn |
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1 | | Motel in 1973 and during its renovations, received approval to |
2 | | build a 92-unit building to house veterans; during his more |
3 | | than 50 years in business, he purchased numerous properties in |
4 | | Illinois, Michigan, and Georgia; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Herbert Hedgeman established the Herbert Hedgeman |
6 | | Foundation, which helped Wilberforce University students |
7 | | earning a "C" average; he sponsored the WVON's "Bob Shaw" show, |
8 | | and he gave many African Americans advice on how to go into |
9 | | business and sustain success; and
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10 | | WHEREAS, Herbert Hedgeman was preceded in death by his |
11 | | wife, Tricka; and
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12 | | WHEREAS, Herbert Hedgeman is survived by his son, Kenneth |
13 | | Hedgeman; his daughters, Denita Hedgeman, Kori Scurlock, TK |
14 | | Karadzovski, and Cici Foster (Kevin); his grandchildren, |
15 | | Avante and Dante Hedgeman, and Diamond and Imani Foster; his |
16 | | great-granddaughter, Ayanna Hedgeman; and many other relatives |
17 | | and friends; therefore, be it
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18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL |
19 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
20 | | Herbert Lee Hedgeman and extend our sincere condolences to his |
21 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
22 | | further
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