Full Text of SR0950 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of David Alan Hickox of South | 4 | | Jacksonville, who passed away on March 24, 2022; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, David Hickox was born in Chicago to Willard D. | 6 | | "Sonny" and Joann Powell Hickox on May 30, 1957; he graduated | 7 | | from Jacksonville High School in 1975 and married Crystal Wade | 8 | | at the Annie Merner Chapel in Jacksonville on August 27, 1977; | 9 | | and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, David Hickox worked briefly in the dietary | 11 | | department at the Jacksonville Developmental Center before | 12 | | pursuing his true calling as a public servant; he began his | 13 | | career with Superior Ambulance in Jacksonville while joining | 14 | | the South Jacksonville Fire Department in 1978; he served as a | 15 | | paramedic for Passavant Area Hospital from 1990 to 1997 and | 16 | | became chief of the South Jacksonville Fire Department in | 17 | | 1997; he also taught CPR and served as a member of the Virginia | 18 | | ambulance and Beardstown fire and ambulance squads; he ended | 19 | | his career as a fireman in 2018; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, David Hickox spent time as a courier for FedEx | 21 | | from 1998 to 2022; he was a popular visitor to Jacksonville | 22 | | area residences and businesses, always arriving with a smile |
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| 1 | | and a kind word; his desire to help others carried over to his | 2 | | FedEx work as he was known to offer aid to others while | 3 | | covering his route; he was awarded the FedEx Humanitarian | 4 | | Award in 2002; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, David Hickox was a devoted husband, father, | 6 | | grandfather, and friend; he was proud of his children and | 7 | | grandchildren and their many accomplishments and successes; he | 8 | | enjoyed attending their events and offering encouragement; he | 9 | | also enjoyed attending NASCAR races; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, David Hickox was preceded in death by his parents | 11 | | and his brother-in-law, Steve; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, David Hickox is survived by his wife, Crystal; | 13 | | his children, Jason (Tiffany) Hickox and Cortney (Bobby) | 14 | | Bonjean; his grandchildren, Riley, Lily, and Easton Hickox and | 15 | | Claire and Tatum Bonjean; his sister, Beverly Hickox Whitton; | 16 | | and his brothers, Billy (Denise) and Gary (Jean) Hickox; | 17 | | therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 19 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 20 | | David Alan Hickox and extend our sincere condolences to his | 21 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 22 | | further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of David Hickox as an expression of our | 3 | | deepest sympathy.
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