Full Text of SR0897 099th 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 Prince Hearns, Jr. of Rockford, who | 4 | | passed away on August 17, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Prince Hearns, Jr. graduated from Harlem High | 6 | | School in 1960; he served in the Marine Corps and married Mary | 7 | | Byrd, a fellow Marine; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Prince Hearns, Jr. retired in 1997 after 25 years | 9 | | as a Winnebago County Sheriffs deputy; he was the first black | 10 | | patrol sergeant in Winnebago County; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Prince Hearns, Jr. played semiprofessional | 12 | | football until he was 46; he played defensive end for the | 13 | | Rockford Rams, the city's first professional football team, | 14 | | earning a semipro Super
Bowl ring in 1987; he was inducted into | 15 | | the American Football Association Semi-Pro Hall of Fame in | 16 | | 1986; he was also an avid equestrian
and a powerful softball | 17 | | slugger in competitive recreational leagues around town; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Prince Hearns, Jr. is survived by his wife of 51 | 19 | | years, Mary; his 3 sons, Prince III, Jason, and Brandon; his | 20 | | sisters, Freddie Mae Jackson and Ella Mae Jones; and his 8 | 21 | | grandchildren; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 3 | | Prince Hearns, Jr., and extend our sincere condolences to his | 4 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 5 | | further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to the family of Prince Hearns, Jr. as an expression | 8 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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