Full Text of SR1190 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Craig Crowl Hart, who passed away on | 4 | | August 27, 2022; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Craig Hart was born to Fred J. Hart and Katheryne | 6 | | Crowl Hart in Streator on January 11, 1934; he graduated from | 7 | | Streator High School in 1952, where he played basketball and | 8 | | football;
he studied Accounting at the University of Illinois, | 9 | | where he was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity and the Naval | 10 | | ROTC program; he was commissioned as a lieutenant junior grade | 11 | | in the U.S. Navy, serving on active duty at the Norfolk Naval | 12 | | Air Station for two years; he later earned his MBA from the | 13 | | University of Illinois; he married Alice Bower in Bloomington | 14 | | in 1956; he later married Jane Heggie Major in 1992; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Craig Hart began his career at an accounting firm | 16 | | in Bloomington in 1958; he then joined the Bloomington Federal | 17 | | Savings and Loan Association; he was named president of | 18 | | Bloomington Federal, later Champion Federal, in 1971; he led | 19 | | the company for 21 years, overseeing its growth into the | 20 | | largest financial institution in downstate Illinois; he | 21 | | retired from banking in 1992; he then focused his time and | 22 | | energy on building the senior care companies Heritage | 23 | | Enterprises, now Heritage Health, and Green Tree Pharmacy, |
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| 1 | | which he and his partners founded in 1960; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, During his banking career, Craig Hart belonged to | 3 | | various trade association groups, including the U.S. League of | 4 | | Savings Institutions, the Illinois League of Savings | 5 | | Institutions, the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, and the | 6 | | Federal Savings and Loan Council of Illinois; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Craig Hart held several leadership roles across a | 8 | | number of organizations, including the Bloomington-Normal | 9 | | Jaycees, the McLean County Chamber of Commerce, the Commerce | 10 | | Unit of the United Way of McLean County, the Bloomington | 11 | | Unlimited Downtown Development Committee, the McLean County | 12 | | Art Association, the Bloomington Country Club, State Farm | 13 | | Bank, the McLean County Historical Society, the University of | 14 | | Illinois College of Commerce Advisory Council, the Illinois | 15 | | State University Business Advisory Council, and the Illinois | 16 | | State University Foundation;
he dedicated his time to Illinois | 17 | | Wesleyan University for 24 years, culminating in him serving | 18 | | as president of the Board of Trustees from 1994 to 2005; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Craig Hart was named the second most influential | 20 | | person in McLean County by Bloomington's WJBC radio station | 21 | | and became the namesake of the Hart Career Center at Illinois | 22 | | Wesleyan University; he was also honored as a Significant Sig, | 23 | | elected to Who's Who in Business, and named a 2017 History |
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| 1 | | Maker by the McLean County Historical Society; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Craig Hart was a loyal and true friend; he was a | 3 | | lifelong and passionate supporter of the Fighting Illini, the | 4 | | St. Louis Cardinals, and the Chicago Bears; he enjoyed | 5 | | spending time at his homes at Lake Bloomington and in the | 6 | | Arizona desert and at almost any golf course; he will be | 7 | | remembered for being his family's staunchest supporter; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Craig Hart was preceded in death by his parents; | 9 | | his brother, Bruce Hart; his daughters, Mollie Hart and | 10 | | Allison Hart; and his stepdaughter, Laura Major Burdick; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Craig Hart is survived by his wife, Jane; his | 12 | | sons, Bruce (Nadine) Hart, Brian (Lora Hall) Hart, and | 13 | | Benjamin Hart; his sister, Nan (Jerry) Westwood; his | 14 | | grandchildren, Chase Hart, Michael Hart, Helene Hart, Lauren | 15 | | Hart, and Alex Hart; and his nieces and nephews, Todd | 16 | | (Shannon) Hart, Leslie (Van) Friederich, Allan (Kim) Hart, | 17 | | Cara (Rex) McCrary, and Heather Jeter; therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 19 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
| 20 | | Craig Crowl Hart 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 Craig Hart as an expression of
our | 3 | | deepest sympathy.
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