Full Text of SR1296 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 Herbert Lee Hedgeman, who passed away on | 4 | | December 29, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Herbert Hedgeman was born in Chicago to Fannie Mae | 6 | | Hedgeman Lafayette on November 7, 1928; he attended Chicago | 7 | | Public Schools; he exhibited a strong entrepreneurial spirit | 8 | | and work ethic at the age of six and began his own shoeshine | 9 | | business; he briefly attended Mosley High School before joining | 10 | | the United States Army at the age of 16 and served in World War | 11 | | II; after the war ended, he remained in Germany, where he | 12 | | became fluent in the language and played the saxophone; upon | 13 | | his return, he attended Wilberforce University, where he | 14 | | pledged Kappa Alpha Psi in 1954; he married Tricka Harris in | 15 | | 1971; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Herbert Hedgeman worked a number of jobs after his | 17 | | college graduation, including as a caseworker for the Cook | 18 | | County Department of Public Aid; the Rubloff Real Estate | 19 | | Company hired him as their first African American realtor after | 20 | | his success with building homes and integrating several | 21 | | neighborhoods; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Herbert Hedgeman purchased the Sportsman Inn |
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| 1 | | Motel in 1973 and during its renovations, received approval to | 2 | | build a 92-unit building to house veterans; during his more | 3 | | than 50 years in business, he purchased numerous properties in | 4 | | Illinois, Michigan, and Georgia; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Herbert Hedgeman established the Herbert Hedgeman | 6 | | Foundation, which helped Wilberforce University students | 7 | | earning a "C" average; he sponsored the WVON's "Bob Shaw" show, | 8 | | and he gave many African Americans advice on how to go into | 9 | | business and sustain success; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Herbert Hedgeman was preceded in death by his | 11 | | wife, Tricka; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Herbert Hedgeman is survived by his son, Kenneth | 13 | | Hedgeman; his daughters, Denita Hedgeman, Kori Scurlock, TK | 14 | | Karadzovski, and Cici Foster (Kevin); his grandchildren, | 15 | | Avante and Dante Hedgeman, and Diamond and Imani Foster; his | 16 | | great-granddaughter, Ayanna Hedgeman; and many other relatives | 17 | | and friends; therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 19 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 20 | | Herbert Lee Hedgeman and extend our sincere condolences to his | 21 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 22 | | further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Herbert Hedgeman as an expression of | 3 | | our deepest sympathy.
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