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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
3to learn of the death of Gerald Vernon "Jerry" Hackman, who
4passed away on September 3, 2023; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Jerry Hackman was born in Canton to Vernon and
6Pauline Hackman on November 19, 1943; he graduated from Havana
7High School and spent several years in the United States Army;
8and
 
9    WHEREAS, Jerry Hackman worked at the Caterpillar Tractor
10Company for 36 years; he retired in 2001 after spending most of
11his career in accounting; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Jerry Hackman had a passion for baseball cards,
13collectables, and antiques, and he and his wife owned the
14Havana Antique Emporium in Havana and What-A-Hit Baseball Card
15Shop in Delavan for many years; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Jerry Hackman was a member and past commander of
17VFW Post #6408 in Havana; he was an avid duck hunter and bowler
18in his early years; he was a fan of Nascar and the Chicago
19White Sox; he enjoyed gathering with friends and family often
20to play cards and marbles; his legendary fresh squeezed
21lemonade was the best, according to his grandchildren; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Jerry Hackman was preceded in death by his
2parents and by his grandson, Brady Hackman; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Jerry Hackman is survived by his wife of 27
4years, Christina (Dringenberg) Hackman; his sons, Shane
5(Kelly) Hackman and Troy (Brooke) Hackman; his stepchildren,
6Joe (Emily) Connell and Mandi (Dan) Bailey; his grandchildren,
7Morghan, Kaileb, Lyndsey, and Jace Hackman, Sable, Zoe, and
8Skylar Cartwright, and Katherine Connell; his
9step-grandchildren, Kaleb and Karlie Flinn and Olivia Summers;
10his sisters-in-law, Barb Kramer, Deborah (Gary) Cartwright,
11and Vicki (Mel) Canada; and his brothers-in-law, Dave
12(Christy) Dringenberg, Jerry (Lil) Dringenberg, and Larry
13(Sunnie) Dringenberg; therefore, be it
 
14    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL
15ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
16Gerald Vernon "Jerry" Hackman and extend our sincere
17condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved
18him; and be it further
 
19    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
20presented to the family of Jerry Hackman as an expression of
21our deepest sympathy.