Full Text of SR1296 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 Michael A. Hurt of Jacksonville, who | 4 | | passed away on September 14, 2022; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Michael Hurt was born to Gerald Allen and Helen | 6 | | Louise Ulrey Hurt in Terre Haute, Indiana on September 17, | 7 | | 1948; he married Peggy Lee "Jamsie" Waldron in Norwalk, | 8 | | Connecticut on November 26, 1975; he graduated from Eastern | 9 | | Illinois University (EIU) in Charleston; he later earned his | 10 | | MBA from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Michael Hurt taught at Petersburg Porta High | 12 | | School until he joined the Abraham Lincoln Council of the Boy | 13 | | Scouts of America as a district executive for the Honest Abe | 14 | | District; he left professional scouting to serve as the | 15 | | executive director for JAARC/Pathway School from 1973 to 1984; | 16 | | during this time, he spearheaded the construction of their | 17 | | first building on South West Street in Jacksonville; later in | 18 | | 1984, he joined the Illinois Department of Mental Health and | 19 | | Developmental Disabilities and was named the superintendent | 20 | | for the Jacksonville Developmental Center, where he served for | 21 | | many years; prior to his retirement, he served as the deputy | 22 | | director of the Illinois Department of Mental Health and | 23 | | Developmental Disabilities, spending much of his efforts |
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| 1 | | traveling Illinois to inspect and improve mental health | 2 | | facilities; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, In past years, Michael Hurt was active with Grace | 4 | | United Methodist Church, First Christian Church, and Lincoln | 5 | | Avenue Baptist Church; he was committed to numerous mission | 6 | | trips to Haiti, Africa, and the Dominican Republic through the | 7 | | In His Service organization, where he served as a dedicated | 8 | | board member; he also served as a board chair and director at | 9 | | Passavant Area Hospital, a volunteer scouter, and an Elks | 10 | | Little League volunteer; he was a former member of the | 11 | | Jacksonville Kiwanis, the Jacksonville AMBUCS, and the | 12 | | Jacksonville Elks Lodge; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Michael Hurt enjoyed riding motorcycles with | 14 | | friends if it meant stopping for ice cream; he loved playing | 15 | | card games with friends, rooting for the Illini football and | 16 | | basketball teams, country line dancing, catching the late | 17 | | movie at a local theater, going on long drives with his golden | 18 | | retriever, Marmalade, working in his yard, eating fried fish | 19 | | at dive bars, following Crimsons basketball, and taking | 20 | | last-minute road trips to Busch Stadium followed by purchasing | 21 | | some White Castle cheeseburgers for the ride home; he was | 22 | | proud to own a condo in Costa Rica; and
| 23 | | WHEREAS, Michael Hurt is survived by his wife; his |
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| 1 | | children, Amy (Stuart) Rivers, Matthew (Toni) Hurt, and Kyla | 2 | | Hurt; his grandchildren, Jacob Rivers, Isabella Rivers, | 3 | | Brandon Hurt, Maycee Hurt, and Finnigan Hurt; his sisters, | 4 | | Carole (John) Brandenberg and Becky (Bob) White; and his | 5 | | several nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 7 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
| 8 | | Michael A. Hurt and extend our sincere
condolences to his | 9 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be it | 10 | | further
| 11 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 12 | | presented to the family of Michael Hurt as an expression of
our | 13 | | deepest sympathy.
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