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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened |
| 3 | | to learn of the death of Thurman Edward Stewart of Woodson, who |
| 4 | | passed away on December 18, 2022; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Thurman Stewart was born to Hubert W. and Pauline |
| 6 | | Bridges Stewart in Trigg County, Kentucky on June 13, 1936; he |
| 7 | | attended the University of Kentucky, where he earned his |
| 8 | | Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, two master's |
| 9 | | degrees, and his Ph.D. in Physics; he later earned his Master |
| 10 | | of Divinity from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in |
| 11 | | Kansas City, Missouri; he married Carol Ann Hoback in Hettick, |
| 12 | | Illinois on November 18, 1978; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, Thurman Stewart taught physics at Tennessee State |
| 14 | | University in Nashville prior to entering the seminary; he |
| 15 | | later served as a minister in Hettick for many years; he also |
| 16 | | helped found the Illinois Southern Baptist Disaster Relief |
| 17 | | Ministry 40 years ago; and
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| 18 | | WHEREAS, Thurman Stewart was a member of the Lincoln |
| 19 | | Avenue Baptist Church in Jacksonville; and
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| 20 | | WHEREAS, Thurman Stewart enjoyed fishing and hunting; he |
| 21 | | was an avid gardener and enjoyed sharing most of the produce he |
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| 1 | | raised; he also enjoyed making hiking sticks and giving them |
| 2 | | away to family and friends and playing his harmonica for his |
| 3 | | family and children in the disaster relief program; he spent |
| 4 | | his winter months in Florida, where he walked the beach and |
| 5 | | collected shells and shark teeth; he was an avid St. Louis |
| 6 | | Cardinals and University of Kentucky fan; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, Thurman Stewart was preceded in death by his |
| 8 | | daughter, Debbie Stewart, and his brother, Larry (surviving |
| 9 | | wife, Gloria) Stewart; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Thurman Stewart is survived by his wife; his |
| 11 | | daughter, Suzanne (Rodney) Cottrell; his grandchildren, U.S. |
| 12 | | Air Force Staff Sergeant Chris Young, Jessica (Craig) Thomas, |
| 13 | | and Alex (Meagan) Young; his great-grandchildren, Lucas and |
| 14 | | Chloe; his brothers, Levi (Shirley) Stewart and Lonnie |
| 15 | | Stewart; his 10 nieces; his 13 nephews; his seven |
| 16 | | great-nieces; and his eight great-nephews; therefore, be it
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| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL |
| 18 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
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| 19 | | Thurman Edward Stewart and extend our sincere
condolences to |
| 20 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be it |
| 21 | | further
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| 22 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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