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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Prince Hearns, Jr. of Rockford, who
4passed away on August 17, 2015; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Prince Hearns, Jr. graduated from Harlem High
6School in 1960; he served in the Marine Corps and married Mary
7Byrd, a fellow Marine; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Prince Hearns, Jr. retired in 1997 after 25 years
9as a Winnebago County Sheriffs deputy; he was the first black
10patrol sergeant in Winnebago County; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Prince Hearns, Jr. played semiprofessional
12football until he was 46; he played defensive end for the
13Rockford Rams, the city's first professional football team,
14earning a semipro Super Bowl ring in 1987; he was inducted into
15the American Football Association Semi-Pro Hall of Fame in
161986; he was also an avid equestrian and a powerful softball
17slugger in competitive recreational leagues around town; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Prince Hearns, Jr. is survived by his wife of 51
19years, Mary; his 3 sons, Prince III, Jason, and Brandon; his
20sisters, Freddie Mae Jackson and Ella Mae Jones; and his 8
21grandchildren; therefore, be it
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL
2ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
3Prince Hearns, Jr., and extend our sincere condolences to his
4family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
5further
 
6    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7presented to the family of Prince Hearns, Jr. as an expression
8of our deepest sympathy.