SR0464 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois learned with regret of the death of John A. Hunter Jr. of Glen Carbon on Monday, September 19, 2005; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Hunter was born on July 24, 1942, in St. Louis, Missouri; he was a graduate of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; he married Carol Bunte Brendle on June 4, 1983, in Edwardsville; and

WHEREAS, He was president of Cassens Insurance Agency in Edwardsville, where he worked for 41 years; he was a former member of the Edwardsville Jaycees, and past president of the Edwardsville Rotary Club and Edwardsville District 7 School Board, and he was a member of the Edwardsville District 7 Foundation; he was a past president of Edwardsville YMCA and was a member of the foundation committee, a member of the Board of Directors for Bank of Edwardsville, a member of the SIU Alumni Foundation, and a member of Eden United Church of Christ in Edwardsville; and

WHEREAS, The passing of John A. Hunter Jr. has been deeply felt by many, especially his wife, Carol; his children, Cole (Laura) Hunter, Kelley (David) Middleton, and Erin (Dan) Carpenter; his mother, Edna Marie, nee Kettenbrink, Hunter; his stepson, Christopher Brendle; his grandchildren, Ryleigh Hunter, Brad and Quinn Middleton, and London and Preston Carpenter; his brother, Richard C. (Charlene) Hunter; his nephew, Robb (Allison) Hunter; and his niece, Jill (Jerry) Zachies; he was preceded in death by his father, John A. Hunter Sr.; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of John A. Hunter Jr., and we extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to his family as an expression of our deepest sympathy.