Full Text of SR0875 99th 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 Lawrence Augustus Hutcherson, who passed | 4 | | away on August 9, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Lawrence Hutcherson was born in St. Simons Island, | 6 | | Georgia on December 17, 1937 to Charlie Hutcherson and Ludene | 7 | | Sutton Hutcherson; he attended Glynn County public schools and | 8 | | graduated from Risley High School; he served in the United | 9 | | States Army during the Korean War; he attended Paine College | 10 | | and married his wife Ernestine in 1965; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Lawrence Hutcherson was active in Emmanuel | 12 | | Baptist Church, Holy Name of Mary Church, and the Cathedral of | 13 | | Joy Baptist Church; at Holy Name of Mary, he served as an | 14 | | usher, as a member of the Knights of Peter Claver, as a member | 15 | | of the men's choir, and as a Cub Scout and Boy Scout Master; in | 16 | | 1989, he became a member of Cathedral of Joy Baptist Church, | 17 | | where he was the pastor's adjutant and worked with the Sunday | 18 | | school, Gideon's Army, the youth ministry, the administrative | 19 | | team, and wherever else he was needed; he also served as a | 20 | | deacon for the past 25 years and established the Champions for | 21 | | Change for the church's early childhood educational center; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Outside of the church, Lawrence Hutcherson served |
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| 1 | | as a counselor to troubled youth in various communities, worked | 2 | | alongside various politicians, served as President of the | 3 | | Jaycees, and worked with Citizen Newspaper and Operation PUSH; | 4 | | he sold World Books in addition to many other products to | 5 | | benefit others; he also owned small businesses; he retired from | 6 | | Crane Tech as a guidance Counselor and as a substitute teacher | 7 | | in the Hammond, Indiana school system; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Lawrence Hutcherson was preceded in death by his | 9 | | wife, Ernestine; his father, Charlie Hutcherson, Sr.; his | 10 | | mother, Ludene Sutton Hutcherson; his 2 sisters, Evelyn | 11 | | Hutcherson and Caretha Hutcherson Stevens; and his brother, | 12 | | Alonzo "Bubba" Hutcherson; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Lawrence Hutcherson is survived by his 2 children, | 14 | | Andricus and Anitra; his grandcat Josephine; his brother, | 15 | | Charlie Hutcherson (Margaret); and a host of nieces, nephews, | 16 | | other relatives, and friends; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 18 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 19 | | Lawrence Augustus Hutcherson, and extend our sincere | 20 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 21 | | him; and be it further
| 22 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | presented to the family of Lawrence Hutcherson as an expression | 2 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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