Full Text of SR0465 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Elizabeth Anne "Betty" Hull, Ph.D., of | 4 | | Palatine, who passed away on August 3, 2021; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Betty Hull was born in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania | 6 | | on January 10, 1937; she lived most of her life in the Midwest; | 7 | | she graduated from high school in Park Forest, Illinois; she | 8 | | earned degrees at Wright Junior College, Northwestern | 9 | | University, and Loyola University; she married Frederik Pohl | 10 | | in 1984, and he preceded her in death in 2013; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Betty Hull taught English and Science Fiction at | 12 | | William Rainey Harper College for over 30 years, where she | 13 | | headed the Honors Program and earned the Distinguished Faculty | 14 | | Award in 1997; she was honored with the Award of Merit for | 15 | | contributions to her profession by the Northwestern University | 16 | | Alumni Association in 1995; after retiring as professor | 17 | | emerita, she established the Elizabeth Schmik Hull Fund, a | 18 | | scholarship to honor her mother and namesake, at Harper | 19 | | College; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Alongside her husband, acclaimed science fiction | 21 | | (SF) writer Frederik Pohl, Betty Hull published the | 22 | | international anthology Tales from the Planet Earth in 1986; |
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| 1 | | they also attended numerous SF conventions and developed deep, | 2 | | long-lasting connections with SF authors, editors, publishers, | 3 | | and fans throughout the world; she was the editor of the | 4 | | tribute anthology Gateways: Original New Stories Inspired by | 5 | | Frederik Pohl in 2010; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Betty Hull served as president and newsletter | 7 | | editor of the Science Fiction Research Association (SFRA), | 8 | | where she received the Thomas D. Clareson Award for | 9 | | Distinguished Service from SFRA in 1997; she served as the | 10 | | North American secretary for the World SF International | 11 | | Organization for Professionals for over ten years; she was a | 12 | | juror for the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for best SF novel | 13 | | for over 20 years; she wrote many critical essays, convention | 14 | | reports, and other non-fiction, with work appearing in | 15 | | Extrapolation, Fantasy Review, Locus, and other publications; | 16 | | she lectured on SF, ran writers' workshops, and helped run | 17 | | numerous conventions; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Betty Hull was a member of the Palatine Area | 19 | | League of Women Voters; she was selected by the Democratic | 20 | | Party as its nominee for the U.S. House of Representatives of | 21 | | Illinois' 8th District against long-time Republican incumbent | 22 | | Phil Crane in 1996; she was defeated but continued to be active | 23 | | in the Palatine League of Women Voters for more than 30 years | 24 | | and served as president from 1999 to 2001; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Betty Hull was a scholar, an author, an editor, a | 2 | | teacher, and a political activist; she was known for being | 3 | | ahead of her time, well versed, and a champion of women's | 4 | | rights; she will be remembered especially for her devotion to | 5 | | her large blended family; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Betty Hull is survived by her daughters from her | 7 | | first marriage, Catherine Pizzaro and Barbara Patterson; her | 8 | | stepchildren from her marriage to Frederik Pohl, Frederik Pohl | 9 | | IV, Ann Pohl, and Kathy Pohl; her grandchildren, Christine | 10 | | McElwee and Eric Wintczak; her great-grandchildren, Everett | 11 | | McElwee, Audrey McElwee, and Leif Wintczak; her sisters, | 12 | | Gloria May Hull and Trudi Bellardo Hahn; and her cousin, Myra | 13 | | Gillum; therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 16 | | Elizabeth Anne "Betty" Hull, Ph.D., and extend our sincere | 17 | | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 18 | | her; and be it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to the family of Betty Hull as an expression of our | 21 | | deepest sympathy.
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