SR0686 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Calvin Dwayne Hunter, who passed away on February 24, 2010; and

WHEREAS, Calvin Hunter was born on June 29, 1959 to Lucious and Flabe Hunter of Chicago; and

WHEREAS, Calvin attended Beethoven Elementary School, DuSable Upper Grade School, and DuSable High School in Chicago, and Melrose High School in Memphis, Tennessee; and

WHEREAS, He worked as a mechanic for the Schaumburg Toyota Dealership, as a porter for Enterprise Car Rental, and as a driver for the Human Resources Development Institute (HRDI); and

WHEREAS, He loved to play softball and bowl with his Robert Taylor Homes family; he played on the championship baseball team, "The Bombers", and championship softball teams "The Safari", "SWAT", and "Van Dykes"; he was known as "the best short center " ever; and

WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his mother; his nephew, Dyron M. Hunter; and his brother, Lucious Calmese; and

WHEREAS, Calvin Hunter is survived by his grandmother and family matriarch, Lillie Davis; his daughter, Chonty D. Hunter; his father, Lucious Hunter; his sisters, Illinois State Senator Mattie Hunter, Bonita Ersery, Delores Hunter, Brenda Hunter, Angela Hunter, Willie Ruth Lee, and Marilyn Davis; his brothers, James Calmese, Curtis (Clarissa) Davis, Donovan Hunter, and Eugene Hunter; his nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends; and his best friends, Michael "Stu" Stewart and Larry Reed; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family and friends, the death of Calvin Hunter; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Calvin Hunter as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.