Full Text of SR0020 101st 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 Merrill W. Huffman M.D. of Urbana, who | 4 | | passed away on January 7, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Huffman was born in Toledo to W. Logan and | 6 | | Delores Huffman on July 29, 1929; he grew up in Central | 7 | | Illinois and graduated from Champaign High School in 1947; he | 8 | | went on to study medicine at the University of Illinois and, | 9 | | after graduating, served as a medical officer in the United | 10 | | States Air Force; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Huffman joined Carle Clinic as its fourth | 12 | | obstetrics and gynecology physician in 1960; he was one of the | 13 | | first Carle physicians to perform laparoscopy procedures and | 14 | | routine fetal monitoring on obstetric patients; he then | 15 | | introduced the routine fetal monitoring technique to local | 16 | | physicians and nurses in 1971; he served on The Carle | 17 | | Foundation Board of Trustees, The Carle Development Foundation | 18 | | Board of Trustees, and the New Heights Campaign Retired | 19 | | Physician Committee; he retired in 1996 after 36 years of | 20 | | service; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Shortly after his retirement, Dr. Huffman teamed | 22 | | with the Carle Center for Philanthropy and introduced "Women at |
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| 1 | | Midlife: The Merrill Huffman Education Series"; in 2008, he | 2 | | received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Carle medical | 3 | | staff; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Huffman had many interests, including | 5 | | spending time with his family, traveling the world, reading | 6 | | good books, spending time outdoors, and photography; he and his | 7 | | wife were strong supporters of University of Illinois sports, | 8 | | the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, the Carle Center | 9 | | for Philanthropy, and other local charities; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Huffman was preceded in death by his parents | 11 | | and his wife of 62 years, Barbara; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Huffman is survived by his children, Cathy | 13 | | Huffman, Michael (Dawn) Huffman, Beth Huffman Voss, David | 14 | | Huffman, and Ann Huffman Rauh; and his 11 grandchildren; | 15 | | therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 18 | | Merrill W. Huffman M.D. and extend our sincere condolences to | 19 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 20 | | further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | presented to the family of Dr. Huffman as an expression of our | 2 | | deepest sympathy.
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