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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
| 3 | | learn of the death of Walter John "Wally" Hulbert, who passed |
| 4 | | away on September 7, 2019; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Wally Hulbert was born in Joliet to Walter L. and |
| 6 | | Mary J. (Sinkovec) Hulbert on March 26, 1931; a lifelong |
| 7 | | resident of Joliet, he served in the United States Army during |
| 8 | | the Korean War and was awarded the Korean Service Medal with a |
| 9 | | Bronze Service Star, the Republic of Korea Presidential Unit |
| 10 | | Citation, a National Defense Service Medal, and a United |
| 11 | | Nations Service Medal; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Wally Hulbert was employed by Commonwealth Edison |
| 13 | | and retired in 1991 after 35 years of service; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, Wally Hulbert was an active member of the |
| 15 | | Cathedral of St. Raymond, where he was among the first of the |
| 16 | | lay Eucharistic ministers and a member of the Men's Club; he |
| 17 | | was a member of the Knights of Columbus; he coached his sons' |
| 18 | | baseball teams for many years; he was a hunter and fisherman |
| 19 | | and an avid fan of the Chicago Cubs; during a game at Wrigley |
| 20 | | Field on July 29, 2017, he was honored as a Korean War veteran |
| 21 | | on the jumbotron; he enjoyed bowling with friends on the |
| 22 | | Chellino Cheese team; he adored his grandchildren and took them |
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| 1 | | to practices, games, and school events for many years; he will |
| 2 | | be remembered as a loving husband, father, "Poppy", and friend; |
| 3 | | and
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| 4 | | WHEREAS, Wally Hulbert was preceded in death by his |
| 5 | | parents; his wife, Angelene "Angie" (Egizio) Hulbert; his |
| 6 | | sister, Beverly Jean Hulbert; and his granddaughter, Nicolette |
| 7 | | Bellos; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Wally Hulbert is survived by his children, John |
| 9 | | (Susan) Hulbert, Catherine (Andrew) Bellos, Annette (Michael) |
| 10 | | Sims, and Michael (Ann) Hulbert; his grandchildren, Jeffrey |
| 11 | | (Emily), Stephen (Tracey), and Kevin Hulbert, Michelle (Kevin) |
| 12 | | Kethcart, SSG (DS) Bellos, Andreas (Nichole), Angela, William, |
| 13 | | Anthony, and Gerard Sims, and Benjamin and Brett Hulbert; his |
| 14 | | great-grandchildren, Addison, Zachary, and Tyler Hulbert, |
| 15 | | Alexander and Olivia Bellos, Elliott Kethcart, and Keira |
| 16 | | Hulbert; his sister, Mary Margaret Loucks; his brothers, |
| 17 | | Donald, Richard (Rose), and Clarence (Barb) Hulbert; his |
| 18 | | brother-in-law, Dominic (Rita) Egizio; his sister-in-law, |
| 19 | | Marian Egizio; and many nieces, nephews, and friends; |
| 20 | | therefore, be it
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| 21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL |
| 22 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 23 | | Walter John "Wally" Hulbert and extend our sincere condolences |