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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to  
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learn of the death of
Hubert J. "H.J." Mennie of Mark, who 
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passed away on April 12, 2009; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Hubert Mennie was born on September 25, 1942; his 
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parents were Hubert W. "Sarge" and Josephine (Ellena) Mennie; 
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he married Cheryl Koch on July 14, 1962 in Granville; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Hubert Mennie graduated from Hopkins High School 
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with the Class of 1960; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Hubert Mennie worked at Westclox for seven years 
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and graduated from the tool and die apprenticeship program; he 
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founded the Mennie Machine Company in 1970 and, with the help 
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of his family, developed the company into what it is today; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Hubert Mennie was a member of Sacred Heart 
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Catholic Church in Granville; he was also a member of the Board 
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of Directors of the Granville National Bank from 1990 until his 
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passing; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Hubert Mennie was preceded in death by his 
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parents; and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, Hubert Mennie is survived by his wife, Cheryl; his 
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sons, Bill (Janeen) Mennie and David (Annette) Mennie; his 
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daughters, Jennifer (Joe) Smoode and Amy (Jake) Cimei; his 
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grandchildren, David John, Brittany, Zachary, Tiffany, Brandon 
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Mennie, Samantha and Dominic Smoode, and Gavin Cimei; his 
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brothers, Jerry (Suzie) and John (Cindy) Mennie; and his 
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sister, Mary (Jerry) Urnikis; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
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his family and friends, the passing of Hubert J. "H.J." Mennie; 
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and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Hubert Mennie as an expression of 
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our sympathy.