Full Text of SR0585 94th General Assembly
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| learned with regret of the death of David Wasson Hindman of | 4 |
| Herrin on January 15, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born March 2, 1942, in Herrin, to Tom and | 6 |
| Margaret (Wasson) Hindman; he married Sharon "Sherry" Hunsaker | 7 |
| March 27, 1964, in Hurst; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Hindman received his bachelor's degree from | 9 |
| Southern Illinois University and his master's from the | 10 |
| University of Illinois; he was awarded a superintendent's | 11 |
| endorsement from SIU; he taught junior high science and math at | 12 |
| Hurst-Bush and then worked for the State of Illinois Election | 13 |
| Board; after serving as assistant regional superintendent for | 14 |
| Williamson County, he was elected as superintendent and served | 15 |
| 2 terms; he was then hired as superintendent of Herrin Unit 4 | 16 |
| Schools, where he was instrumental in building the Herrin | 17 |
| Elementary School, Herrin High School, and making improvements | 18 |
| district wide; after his retirement in 2001, Mr. Hindman worked | 19 |
| as assistant regional superintendent in Jackson County and was | 20 |
| appointed to the financial board of the Cairo School District; | 21 |
| and
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| WHEREAS, He was a member of First Christian Church in | 23 |
| Herrin; he was also a member of the Herrin Elks Club, Herrin | 24 |
| Civic Center Board, was chairman of the Special Education | 25 |
| Board, Illinois Education Association, National Education | 26 |
| Association, Egyptian Antique Auto Club, and the EAA Aviation | 27 |
| Club; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of David W. Hindman has been deeply | 29 |
| felt by many, especially his wife, Sherry Hindman; his son and | 30 |
| daughter-in-law, Derek and Rebecca Hindman; his grandsons, | 31 |
| Matthew and Joshua Hindman; his mother, Margaret Hindman; his |
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| sister and brother-in-law, Donna and Bill Wilson; his | 2 |
| mother-in-law, Irene Hunsaker; his sister-in-law, Denise | 3 |
| Sweetin and husband, Dave; his brothers-in-law, Butch Hunsaker | 4 |
| and wife, Renee and John Hunsaker; his sister-in-law, Marsha | 5 |
| Hunsaker; and his numerous nieces and nephews and many close | 6 |
| friends; he was preceded in death by his father and his | 7 |
| father-in-law, Glenn Hunsaker; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 9 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 10 |
| David Wasson Hindman, and we extend our sincere condolences to | 11 |
| his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 12 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our deepest | 15 |
| sympathy.
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