Full Text of SR0350 96th General Assembly
SR0350 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of
Russell Hudlin of East St. Louis, who | 4 |
| passed away on June 21, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, Russell Hudlin was born on November 17, 1928 in | 6 |
| Hot Springs, Arkansas; he was an alumnus of Lincoln High School | 7 |
| of East St. Louis and the St. Louis College of Pharmacy; and
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| WHEREAS, Russell Hudlin served his country with pride and | 9 |
| distinction as a lieutenant in the United States Army during | 10 |
| the Korean War; and
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| WHEREAS, Russell Hudlin was employed as a pharmacist; he | 12 |
| was also a long-time businessman, owning and operating retail | 13 |
| stores in both East St. Louis and Centreville for 50-plus years | 14 |
| before his retirement; and
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| WHEREAS, Russell Hudlin was an active member of his | 16 |
| community; he was an active participant on numerous | 17 |
| not-for-profit boards, including St. Mary's Hospital and the | 18 |
| Jefferson National Park Expansion boards; he was also a past | 19 |
| president of both the East St. Louis Chamber of Commerce and | 20 |
| the Kiwanis Club of East St. Louis; he was a steadfast defender | 21 |
| of his city and always looked for ways to positively impact the |
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| quality of life in his community; and
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| WHEREAS, Russell Hudlin was an avid hockey fan and a | 3 |
| long-time St. Louis Blues season ticket holder; he was also an | 4 |
| experienced stone mason, a craft he learned from his father and | 5 |
| passed onto his sons; he also enjoyed building structures of | 6 |
| stone and marble, spending time with his family, and traveling; | 7 |
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| WHEREAS, Russell Hudlin was preceded in death by his | 9 |
| father, Edward Warrington Hudlin; his mother, Myrtle Hudlin; | 10 |
| his sister, Lucille McClelland, Ph.D.; and his brothers, | 11 |
| Warrington Hudlin and Lt. Col. Irving C. Hudlin, Ph.D.; and | 12 |
| WHEREAS, Russell Hudlin is survived by his wife, Jeto | 13 |
| Hudlin; his children, Russell C. Hudlin Jr., Gerald D. (Ella) | 14 |
| Hudlin, and Katheryn M. Shoubaki; his grandchildren, Darrell | 15 |
| Conner, Shaadi Shoubaki, and Audrey Hudlin, his | 16 |
| great-grandchild, Cierra Mitchell; and his brothers, Edward | 17 |
| (Helen) Hudlin, Ph.D. and Richard Hudlin; his brother-in-law, | 18 |
| Harbans Manhas; his sister-in-law, Jaswant (Surbjeet) Gandhi; | 19 |
| and his many other family members and friends; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 21 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 22 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Russell Hudlin; and be |
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| it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 |
| presented to the family of Russell Hudlin as an expression of | 4 |
| our sympathy.
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