Full Text of SR0477 101st 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 Terry George Todt of Raymond, who passed | 4 | | away on May 23, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Terry Todt was born at Hillsboro Hospital to | 6 | | George and Vera (Bonacorsi) Todt on February 22, 1956; he | 7 | | graduated from Lincolnwood High School in Raymond in 1974; he | 8 | | continued his education at Lake Land College in Mattoon and | 9 | | earned an associate's degree in 1976; he married Brenda | 10 | | Pinkston on March 22, 1980; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Terry Todt was destined for a career in radio | 12 | | after he received a Western Auto Trutone six transistor radio | 13 | | for Christmas when he was seven; he worked for WFWA in Sullivan | 14 | | for two years until an ice storm destroyed the radio tower in | 15 | | 1978; after a brief, part-time stay at WLBH in Mattoon, he | 16 | | returned to Litchfield to work for WSMI on May 16, 1878; he | 17 | | rose to the position of program director and sports director; | 18 | | for the past 41 years, he was best known as the voice of high | 19 | | school athletics in Central Illinois, having called such | 20 | | memorable moments as the Nokomis' girls basketball state | 21 | | championships in 1998 and 1999, the Hillsboro's girls | 22 | | basketball state championship in 2006, and his alma mater's | 23 | | state championship run in baseball in 2009; his enthusiasm for |
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| 1 | | the games and the kids who played them made every game he | 2 | | broadcast seem special; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, For his excellence on the airwaves, Terry Todt was | 4 | | inducted into the media division of the Illinois Basketball | 5 | | Coaches Hall of Fame in 2001; he was recognized as Sportsperson | 6 | | of the Year by the Illinois Coaches Association-Softball in | 7 | | 2011; he was also honored by the Bottomley-Ruffing-Schalk | 8 | | Baseball Museum in Nokomis, was a recipient of the Panhandle | 9 | | Education Foundation's Distinguished Alumni Award, and was the | 10 | | Montgomery County Cancer Association's honorary chairman; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Terry Todt's passion for youth athletics | 12 | | continued outside of his job; for many years, he worked with | 13 | | the Raymond-Harvel Sports Association, serving as president | 14 | | and coaching and officiating baseball, basketball, and soccer; | 15 | | for more than 20 years, he served on the Raymond Park Board, | 16 | | where he was instrumental in expanding the park to add a new | 17 | | softball field and soccer field, the latter of which was | 18 | | renamed the Terry Todt RHSA Field in October 2018; he was the | 19 | | voice of the community, serving as a guest speaker and emcee | 20 | | for many events, including the MTXE check presentations in | 21 | | honor of his friend, the late Maury Hough, that benefited the | 22 | | Lincolnwood and Nokomis sports programs; his legacy will | 23 | | continue through the T. Todt Shootout, an eight-game high | 24 | | school basketball extravaganza that began in 2018 and benefits |
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| 1 | | the Montgomery County Cancer Association; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Terry Todt was preceded in death by his parents; | 3 | | and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Terry Todt is survived by his wife, Brenda; his | 5 | | children, Brendan (D.J.) Todt and Brigette Todt; his | 6 | | grandchildren, Jacob and Zachary Todt; his brothers, Larry | 7 | | (Glenda) Todt and Garry (Teresa) Todt; his sister, Sharri (Don) | 8 | | Huddleston; and his many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, | 9 | | great-nieces and great-nephews; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 12 | | Terry George Todt and extend our sincere condolences to his | 13 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 14 | | further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Terry Todt as an expression of our | 17 | | deepest sympathy.
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