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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
| 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Kay Marie |
| 4 | | Hurt of Aurora, who passed away on May 9, 2015; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Kay Hurt was born on March 8, 1941 in Waterloo, |
| 6 | | Iowa; her parents were Anthony and Viola "Ollie" (nee Blocker) |
| 7 | | Kupris; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Kay Hurt graduated from West Waterloo High School; |
| 9 | | she subsequently graduated from the University of Iowa in 1963; |
| 10 | | and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, Kay Hurt had a 40-plus year career in retail |
| 12 | | management, beginning at Carson Pirie Scott in Chicago; she was |
| 13 | | the owner and operator of Jean Marie's Clothing Store in |
| 14 | | Aurora; she later went to work for H.C. Lytton's and Marshall |
| 15 | | Field's, where she received the "Fields Finest" recognition |
| 16 | | award in 2001; she retired from retail management in 2003; and
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| 17 | | WHEREAS, Kay Hurt devoted her time and talent to many |
| 18 | | organizations; she served as President and was a life member of |
| 19 | | the American Association of University Women; she was a board |
| 20 | | member of Mutual Ground for over 30 years and served as |
| 21 | | President for 4 years; she was a member of the Child Welfare |
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| 1 | | Society in Aurora and served as President of the organization; |
| 2 | | she was selected as a YWCA "Woman of Distinction" in 2005; most |
| 3 | | recently, she served as a volunteer at the Lifelong Learning |
| 4 | | Institute at Waubonsee College; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Kay Hurt was preceded in death by her parents and |
| 6 | | other close family members; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, Kay Hurt is survived by her loving husband, Gary |
| 8 | | B. Hurt; a son, Stephen B. Hurt (friend, Sara Peters); a |
| 9 | | daughter, Jennifer Kay (Parish) Swanson; 3 grandchildren, |
| 10 | | Ashley (Dennis) Morsch, Byren (Melissa) Swanson, and Gunnar |
| 11 | | Swanson; 4 great-grandchildren, Mckinlee and Paisley Morsch |
| 12 | | and Audrey and Odessa Swanson; a brother, Jerry Kupris; and |
| 13 | | many nieces, nephews, cousins, and lifelong friends; |
| 14 | | therefore, be it
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| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
| 16 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
| 17 | | we, along with her family and friends, mourn the passing of Kay |
| 18 | | Marie Hurt; and be it further
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| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 20 | | presented to the family of Kay Hurt as an expression of our |
| 21 | | sympathy.
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