Full Text of SR1114 96th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of
Howard Herbert "Tennessee" Hughes of | 4 | | Carlinville, who passed away on December 22, 2010; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Howard Hughes was born on October 4, 1935, in | 6 | | Elvins, Missouri; he was the son of Ernest P. and Glenda Harvey | 7 | | Hampton Hughes; he married Carole J. Hacke on October 12, 1963, | 8 | | in Carlinville; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Howard Hughes served his country with pride and | 10 | | distinction as a member of the United States Army, where he | 11 | | obtained the rank of Specialist; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Howard Hughes was employed with Bonney Forge in | 13 | | Carlinville until the plant closed; he was subsequently hired | 14 | | by the City of Carlinville to work in the public waterworks | 15 | | department, where he served until his retirement on December | 16 | | 30, 1997; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Howard Hughes was the lead singer for the band | 18 | | "Country Alley Cats" for 15 years; he later sang for "Country | 19 | | Classics"; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Howard Hughes was preceded in death by his sister, |
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| 1 | | Martha Lair; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Howard Hughes is survived by his wife; his son and | 3 | | daughter-in-law, Scott and Kim Hughes; his daughter and | 4 | | son-in-law, Keri and Mark Weller; his grandchildren, Senior | 5 | | Airman Joe (Jessica) Weller, Senior Airman Jerod (Maria) | 6 | | Weller, Ashlyn Weller (companion, Josh Harding), and Dakota | 7 | | Hughes; his 2 great-grandsons; his brothers and | 8 | | sisters-in-law, Lee and Evelyn Hughes, Paul and Brenda Hughes, | 9 | | and Frank and Faye Hampton; his sisters, Opal Bilbruck and Anna | 10 | | Marie Moore; his several step-brothers and step-sisters; and | 11 | | his several nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 14 | | his family and friends, the passing of Howard Herbert | 15 | | "Tennessee" Hughes; and be it further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of Howard Hughes as an expression of | 18 | | our sympathy.
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