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 1                          HOUSE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, The members of the House of  Representatives  of
 3    the  State of Illinois were saddened to learn of the death of
 4    Theodore "Rudy" Hendricks on Friday, May 16, 2003; and

 5        WHEREAS, Mr. Hendricks was born on February  2,  1941  in
 6    Chicago and grew up in the Cabrini Green Community; and

 7        WHEREAS,  Mr.  Hendricks  made  many contributions to his
 8    community throughout his life; he was  a  charter  member  of
 9    Intelli-Gence  Community  Organization  in  1974,  which  was
10    geared  toward  delinquency  prevention  in the Cabrini Green
11    community; he  was  a  board  member  of  the  North  Central
12    Community  Committee  for Neighborhood Improvement (1974) and
13    an Advisory Board Member of Alternative High  School  (1978);
14    Rudy  was  a  U.S. Army veteran, honorably discharged on July
15    31, 1970; Pro-Images (Photos) was his livelihood and passion;
16    and

17        WHEREAS,  Rudy  was  a  true  athlete,  participating  in
18    basketball tournaments and was known by the players as  "Rudy
19    Rhetoric";  he loved and played the game of softball (Chicago
20    Style - 16 inch Clincher); and

21        WHEREAS, Rudy will be remembered by  his  wife,  Lorraine
22    Forbe; his long-time friend, Alex Nelson; and a host of other
23    family  members  and friends, mostly for the joy and laughter
24    he brought to their lives and to others through  his  genuine
25    nature and passion for photography; therefore, be it

26        RESOLVED,   BY   THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES  OF  THE
27    NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,  that
28    we  mourn the passing of Theodore "Rudy" Hendricks and extend
29    to his family and friends our deepest  sympathy;  and  be  it
30    further

31        RESOLVED,  That  a  suitable  copy  of this resolution be
 
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 1    presented to the family of Theodore "Rudy"  Hendricks  as  an
 2    expression of our sincere condolences.