Full Text of SR0719 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 Nancy L. Hughes, a dedicated | 4 | | philanthropist and longtime resident of Lake Forest, who passed | 5 | | away on on September 15, 2019; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Nancy Hughes was born in Chicago to Henry and | 7 | | Naomi Ludwig on April 22, 1951; she was raised in Northbrook | 8 | | and attended Glenbrook North High School, where she met fellow | 9 | | student John Wilden Hughes Jr.; they married in 1970; their | 10 | | lives were steeped in music, and they enjoyed rock concerts in | 11 | | the 1960s and nights in Chicago blues and reggae clubs in the | 12 | | 1970s and 1980s; the young couple worked a series of odd jobs, | 13 | | briefly lived in Arizona, and settled in Glencoe in the 1970s | 14 | | before moving to Los Angeles, where they lived from 1984 until | 15 | | 1988; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Whether Nancy and her husband were living on the | 17 | | North Shore or in the movie colonies of California, she created | 18 | | homes that were a refuge against shifting Hollywood loyalties | 19 | | and box-office receipts; she filled them with good food, lively | 20 | | music, and fun card games; if asked, she offered down-to-earth | 21 | | advice for guests of all ages; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Nancy Hughes was her husband's inspiration and |
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| 1 | | most-trusted advisor; she endorsed her husband's career move | 2 | | from advertising to screenwriting, and his films told stories | 3 | | comprised of observations from their lives and shared | 4 | | experiences in towns like Northbrook, Glencoe, and Northfield; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, After her husband's death, Nancy Hughes ensured | 7 | | their legacy would be remembered; the John & Nancy Hughes | 8 | | Theater at the Gorton Community Center, the John & Nancy Hughes | 9 | | Clubhouse at the Deerpath Golf Course in Lake Forest, the | 10 | | Hughes Auditorium at the Robert H. Lurie Medical Research | 11 | | Center of Northwestern University in Chicago, and the Hughes | 12 | | Gateway at Forest Park Beach are symbols of her decades of | 13 | | charitable contributions to the community; she generously | 14 | | donated to Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital, where the John & | 15 | | Nancy Hughes Pavilion is located; her former home on | 16 | | Westminster Avenue, where her family lived from 1988 until 2009 | 17 | | and where her husband wrote Home Alone, was donated to | 18 | | Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital in 2014; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Nancy Hughes will be remembered as an | 20 | | enthusiastic, kind, and generous woman who deeply loved her | 21 | | family and community; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Nancy Hughes was preceded in death by her parents; | 23 | | her sister, Janice; and her husband, John; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Nancy Hughes is survived by her sons, John III | 2 | | (Ruta) Hughes and James (Tracy) Hughes; and her grandchildren, | 3 | | Katelyn, Wil, Livia, and Henry; therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 5 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 6 | | Nancy L. Hughes and extend our sincere condolences to her | 7 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 8 | | further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to the family of Nancy Hughes as an expression of our | 11 | | deepest sympathy.
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