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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Denny Hutchings of Sullivan, who passed
4away on February 13, 2019; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Denny Hutchings was born in Mattoon to Edward C.
6and Velma Wetzel Hutchings on October 31, 1945; he married Mary
7Stevens in Mattoon on March 5, 1967; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Denny Hutchings was a counselor at Sullivan High
9School for 30 years; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Denny Hutchings was a member of the Sullivan Faith
11Lutheran Church, where he was a church elder; he was a member
12of the Sullivan Ambucs and was named Ambuc of the Year in 2018;
13he was also a member of the Big Hat Club, the Sullivan Country
14Club, and the Moultrie County Retired Teachers Association; he
15sang with the Prairie Winds; he was Mr. Redskin in 2014; the
16Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame named him
17a Friend of Basketball for outstanding achievement in Illinois
18basketball; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Denny Hutchings was preceded in death by his
20parents; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Denny Hutchings is survived by his wife, Mary; his
2sons, Kris (Misha) Hutchings and Nathan (Jen) Hutchings; his
3grandchildren, Alex Hutchings, George Hutchings, and Konner
4Hutchings; his stepmother, Audrey Hutchings; his brother, Gary
5(Pat) Hutchings; and his sister, Donna Kelly; therefore, be it
 
6    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL
7ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
8Denny Hutchings and extend our sincere condolences to his
9family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
10further
 
11    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
12presented to the family of Denny Hutchings as an expression of
13our deepest sympathy.