Full Text of SR0084 100th 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 Hiles Stout of Peoria, who passed away on | 4 | | October 31, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Hiles Stout was born in Peoria to Gale and Mildred | 6 | | Stout on May 10, 1935; he graduated from Peoria High School in | 7 | | 1953, where he established records in football, basketball, and | 8 | | baseball; he was a standout quarterback and a tough and rugged | 9 | | center in basketball, leading Peoria High School to a second | 10 | | place finish in the 1953 single-class state tournament; at one | 11 | | time, his 1,546 career basketball points and single-game high | 12 | | of 48, were records for all local prep players; he was also a | 13 | | power-hitting first baseman; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Hiles Stout had many athletic scholarship offers; | 15 | | he chose the University of Illinois over Michigan, Notre Dame, | 16 | | Miami, Georgia, and Kansas; he went on to become a two-sport | 17 | | star for Illinois in both football and basketball, earning | 18 | | three football letters and three basketball letters; he also | 19 | | played baseball for two years; following graduation, he had | 20 | | interest from professional football teams and was offered a | 21 | | tryout by the Cleveland Browns; and | 22 | | WHEREAS, Hiles Stout married Marcia Kittilsen in 1960; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Hiles Stout returned to Peoria and worked as a | 2 | | sales representative for Caterpillar, Inc.; he then went on to | 3 | | serve several years in the United States Marine Corps; he | 4 | | returned to Peoria after completing his military service, and | 5 | | in the early 1960s accepted an offer to form an insurance | 6 | | agency partnership; he owned the Hecht-Stout Insurance Agency | 7 | | for many years; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Hiles Stout was inducted into the Greater Peoria | 9 | | Sports Hall of Fame and the Illinois Basketball Coaches | 10 | | Association Hall of Fame; he enjoyed handball, tennis, and | 11 | | running, completing three marathons; he loved spending the | 12 | | winter months in Marco Island, Florida and spent countless | 13 | | hours watching his grandkids participate in youth, high school, | 14 | | and college sports; he co-founded the St. Jude Tennis Classic; | 15 | | he was a successful fundraiser for the St. Jude Midwest | 16 | | Affiliate, chairing the event for 26 years and raising more | 17 | | than $1 million; he attended Grace Presbyterian Church for 50 | 18 | | years; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Hiles Stout was preceded in death by his wife, | 20 | | Marcia; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Hiles Stout is survived by his children, Wade | 22 | | Stout, Sally (Steve) Ferlmann, and Susie (Jeff) Sorenson, and |
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| 1 | | his grandchildren, Melissa, Claire, Jessica, Peter, Katie, | 2 | | Wyatt, Alex, Michael, Ellie, and John; therefore, be it
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 4 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 5 | | Hiles Stout, and extend our sincere condolences to his family, | 6 | | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 | | presented to the family of Hiles Stout as an expression of our | 9 | | deepest sympathy.
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