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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 Todd D. Hill, who passed away on February |
4 | | 19, 2020; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Todd Hill was born to Gene Evans Sr. and Kathryn |
6 | | Hill in East St. Louis on October 16, 1967; he graduated from |
7 | | East St. Louis High School in 1986 and then joined the Army |
8 | | Reserve, where he served as a food service specialist; Todd |
9 | | attended Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, earning |
10 | | a bachelor's degree in kinesiology; while working towards his |
11 | | degree, he met his soulmate, Valeska "Vee" Hill; and
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12 | | WHEREAS, Todd Hill was initiated into the Phi Beta Sigma |
13 | | Fraternity on December 2, 1988; he was the captain of S.S. Five |
14 | | Below Zero and his line name was Trikki-T; Todd joined the |
15 | | Epsilon Lambda Sigma Alumni Chapter in East St. Louis in 1993 |
16 | | and served as chapter president (two terms), vice president, |
17 | | Panhellenic Council rep, and membership intake chairman; he |
18 | | also worked closely with the Sigma Beta Youth Club and served |
19 | | as the director of operations for the Sigma Community |
20 | | Leadership Social Impact Foundation; Todd was recently |
21 | | selected as Assistant State Director of the Phi Beta Sigma |
22 | | Fraternity for the State of Illinois; in December of 2019, he |
23 | | proudly obtained his LIFE membership after serving 31 years in |
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1 | | the fraternity; and
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2 | | WHEREAS, Todd Hill was hired as a firefighter for the East |
3 | | St. Louis Fire Department in March of 1990; he was promoted to |
4 | | lieutenant in 1994 and captain in 1996; he retired on December |
5 | | 31, 2016 at the rank of assistant fire chief after working a |
6 | | total of 26 years, 9 months, and 18 days; he was most proud to |
7 | | follow in the footsteps of his uncle, retired Chief Bruce Hill |
8 | | Sr.; Todd also served as President of Local 23 for four years; |
9 | | and
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10 | | WHEREAS, Todd Hill had been the director of the Southwest |
11 | | Illinois Jets Basketball Club since 2004; he taught physical |
12 | | education at Estelle Kampmeyer Elementary School in the |
13 | | O'Fallon School District and worked as an athletic director in |
14 | | Riverview Gardens; he also served as an assistant athletic |
15 | | director and restorative justice specialist within the Cahokia |
16 | | School District; and
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17 | | WHEREAS, Todd Hill started out coaching boys basketball but |
18 | | switched to girls basketball when his daughter Jazmin began |
19 | | playing; he coached girls basketball at the YMCA, with the AAU, |
20 | | and at local high schools, with his 2009 AAU team ranking 16th |
21 | | in the United States; and
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22 | | WHEREAS, Todd Hill was cool, charming, compassionate, |
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1 | | courageous, and a sharp dresser; he loved to work out, play |
2 | | basketball, and purchase nice cars; Todd was an animal lover |
3 | | and owned many pets over the years with his favorite being his |
4 | | beloved dog, Cane Corso Sasha; he enjoyed watching the Florida |
5 | | Gators, the Pittsburgh Steelers, and North Carolina college |
6 | | basketball; he committed to his faith at an early age and was a |
7 | | current member of New Life Community Church; and
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8 | | WHEREAS, Todd Hill is survived by his wife, Valeska Hill; |
9 | | his parents, Gene (Ethel) and Kathryn Hill; his father-in-law, |
10 | | Willie (Beverly) Douglas; his son, Dereon (Emily) Hill; his two |
11 | | daughters, Jazmin (Darin) Pitts and Jayda Hill; his grandson, |
12 | | Kamdyn Hill; his two-granddaughters, Korina Hill and Daiyah |
13 | | Pitts; his two brothers, Anthony Hill and Gene Evans Jr.; his |
14 | | one sister, Nicole (Fritz) Bush; his two sisters-in-law, |
15 | | Delores Buchanan and Tracy Douglas; his two brothers-in-law, |
16 | | Darrell (Patricia) Buchanan and Willie Douglas Jr.; his three |
17 | | nieces, Alizaeon (Leon) Mallory, Wynter Douglas, and Penelope |
18 | | A. Bush; his four nephews, Gordon Moore Jr., Jamaal Moore, |
19 | | Jameel Moore, and Loren Fritz E. Bush; his two great-nephews, |
20 | | Jalen Moore and Delvecchio Mallory; his two great-nieces, |
21 | | Jaliyah Moore and N'Joi Lyfe Moore; his three very special |
22 | | cousins, Bruce Hill III, Korree (Carlandria) Hill, and Kahalah |
23 | | (William) Clay; and a host of aunts, uncles, cousins, other |
24 | | relatives, friends, and members of the Phi Beta Sigma |
25 | | Fraternity, Inc.; therefore, be it
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1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL |
2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
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3 | | Todd D. Hill and extend our sincere
condolences to his family, |
4 | | friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be it further
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5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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6 | | presented to the family of Todd Hill as an expression of
our |
7 | | deepest sympathy.
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