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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
3to learn of the death of Col. Jerry Noel Hoblit, who passed
4away on January 31, 2022; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Col. Hoblit was born on September 8, 1936; he
6graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in
71958; he married Rosalie Ward at Spangdahlem Air Force Base in
8Germany on May 24, 1963; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Col. Hoblit's call sign was Dragon, but he was
10also know as Hognose; during the Vietnam War, he served three
11separate tours; he was awarded numerous medals, including
12three Distinguished Flying Crosses and three Silver Stars;
13three and a half decades after his service in Vietnam, the Air
14Force awarded him with its highest honor, the Air Force Cross;
15he retired from the U.S. Air Force with the rank of Colonel on
16June 30, 1982; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Col. Hoblit was a world-class fighter pilot, a
18loving husband and father, a doting grandfather, and a
19generous friend; while his military career was marked with
20incredible success, he counted his marriage to Rosalie as his
21greatest and happiest achievement; he loved his three
22daughters, Holly Virginia, Heather Elizabeth, and Heidi Noel

 

 

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1and greatly enjoyed his grandchildren, Eric, Ethan, Rhegan,
2and August; therefore, be it
 
3    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL
4ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
5Col. Jerry Noel Hoblit and extend our sincere condolences to
6his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
7further
 
8    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
9presented to the family of Col. Hoblit as an expression of our
10deepest sympathy.