Full Text of HR0977 94th General Assembly
HR0977 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the | 3 |
| State of Illinois learned with sadness of the death of Darrell | 4 |
| Dean Tucker of Charleston on Saturday, February 11, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born July 29, 1945, in Paris, Illinois, the | 6 |
| son of Betty Jo Ludington and the stepson of Roy Stanford | 7 |
| Tucker; he was united in marriage to Sherry Stoltz on March 25, | 8 |
| 1978, at the First Christian Church in Charleston; and
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| WHEREAS, He proudly served his country from 1963 to 1966 in | 10 |
| the United States Army; he received his B.S. in history | 11 |
| education from Eastern Illinois University in 1969, an M.S. in | 12 |
| educational administration from Illinois State University in | 13 |
| 1973, and an Ed.S. in educational administration from Eastern | 14 |
| Illinois University in 1978; in addition, he also received a | 15 |
| Masters in Theology; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Tucker served as a teacher and coach for | 17 |
| Tri-Valley High School and Heyworth High School, as Principal | 18 |
| of Windsor High School, and for 20 years in the Charleston | 19 |
| School District, first as Assistant Principal and later as | 20 |
| Principal of Charleston High School; and | 21 |
| WHEREAS, After his formal retirement in 2001, he was a | 22 |
| Physical Education Instructor and Student Teacher Coordinator | 23 |
| at Eastern Illinois University, a counselor at Lincoln | 24 |
| Christian College, and volunteered at Carl Sandburg Elementary | 25 |
| School with their Reading Program; he deeply cared for all of | 26 |
| his students and encouraged them to achieve more academically | 27 |
| and athletically than they thought possible, and he had a knack | 28 |
| for making others people smile through his mischievous sense of | 29 |
| humor; and
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| WHEREAS, After coming to know Jesus, it was on January 5, |
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| 1992, that he was baptized and committed his life to a ministry | 2 |
| addressing family relationships; this led to the establishment | 3 |
| of his business recognized as A.I.M. (Attitude Improvement | 4 |
| Management) HIGH Seminars; through these seminars he was able | 5 |
| to develop a ministry in family relations that would impact the | 6 |
| lives of many in a positive way; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a faithful member of the First Christian | 8 |
| Church, where he served as a Deacon and was involved in various | 9 |
| aspects of church service; he also held membership in the | 10 |
| National Principals Association, Pointman Leadership | 11 |
| Institute, and for many years served as President of the Apollo | 12 |
| Conference; and
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| WHEREAS, He loved to run and lift weights, was an avid | 14 |
| reader, and enjoyed working in the yard; he was interested in | 15 |
| and a fan of all sports, but cheering for his beloved Chicago | 16 |
| Cubs was a priority; he never knew a stranger and truly had a | 17 |
| sincere love and compassion for others; he was described by a | 18 |
| close friend as having a "wise way" about him which made him a | 19 |
| deep friend to many and a mentor; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Tucker was a tremendous husband, father, and | 21 |
| grandfather, and his love and devotion for his family could not | 22 |
| have been greater; his passing has been deeply felt by those | 23 |
| left behind, especially his loving wife, Sherry; his children, | 24 |
| Brian Tucker and his wife Renee, Chad Tucker-Brachbill and his | 25 |
| wife Angie, Shannon Smith and her husband Michael, and Heather | 26 |
| Uppencamp and her husband Heath; his grandchildren, Cassidy, | 27 |
| Marley, and Sadie Tucker, Taylor and Joel Tucker-Brachbill, | 28 |
| Alexis Flore, and Ashton Smith; and his brother, David Tucker; | 29 |
| he was preceded by his mother and stepfather and one brother, | 30 |
| Larry Joe Tucker; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 32 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| we mourn the passing of Darrell Dean Tucker, and we extend our | 2 |
| deepest sympathy to his family, friends, and all who knew and | 3 |
| loved him; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our sincerest | 6 |
| condolences.
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