Full Text of SR0021 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of George Kenneth Hughes, Jr. of Waukegan, | 4 | | who passed away on October 21, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, George Hughes, Jr. was born on November 11, 1923 | 6 | | in Salem, Indiana and was a longtime resident of Waukegan; his | 7 | | parents were George K. and Luella Hughes, Sr.; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, George Hughes, Jr. served his country as a member | 9 | | of the United States Army in the Pacific during World War II; | 10 | | and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, After returning from the Army, George Hughes, Jr. | 12 | | obtained his degree from the University of Illinois and took a | 13 | | teaching job in Muskegon, Michigan, where he met his wife of 54 | 14 | | years, Adelaide E. Hughes; he retired from Waukegan School | 15 | | District #60 in 1988 after 24 years as a history teacher at the | 16 | | Waukegan High School West Campus; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, George Hughes, Jr. was a member of the First | 18 | | Presbyterian Church in Waukegan; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, George Hughes, Jr. was an avid gardener; he was | 20 | | also a rabid University of Illinois fan and a member of the |
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| 1 | | Sigma Nu fraternity; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, George Hughes, Jr. was preceded in death by his | 3 | | wife, Adelaide; a son, Charles Hughes; and his parents; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, George Hughes, Jr. is survived by 4 children, Jean | 5 | | Fitzpatrick, Katherine Hughes, Dorothy (Jerry) Kraus, and | 6 | | William (Ruth Buddenhagen) Hughes; 8 grandchildren, | 7 | | Christopher Hughes, Rachel Hughes, Karolena Hughes, Alexander | 8 | | Hughes, Elizabeth Schroeder, Mallory Schroeder, Adam | 9 | | Schroeder, and Eric Schroeder; and many nieces and nephews; | 10 | | therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 13 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of George Kenneth Hughes, | 14 | | Jr.; and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of George Hughes, Jr. as an expression | 17 | | of our sympathy.
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