Full Text of SR0159 103rd 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 Terrence Lamont Hurst of Springfield, | 4 | | who passed away on March 19, 2023; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Terrence Hurst was born to Phineas F. and Gloria | 6 | | J. (Grimes) Hurst in Centreville on July 31, 1964; as a child, | 7 | | he moved with his parents to Springfield; he was a member of | 8 | | St. John AME Church, where he committed to his faith at an | 9 | | early age, was baptized, and became an active youth member; he | 10 | | graduated from Lanphier High School in 1982, where he enjoyed | 11 | | all sports and excelled in track and field; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Terrence Hurst served as a munitions systems | 13 | | technician in the U.S. Air Force for nine years, during which | 14 | | he was stationed in Okinawa, Japan; he ended his military | 15 | | service at Andrews Air Force Base in Suitland, Maryland with | 16 | | an honorable discharge in 1992; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Shortly after being discharged from the U.S. Air | 18 | | Force, Terrence Hurst returned home, where he began a new | 19 | | career as a mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, After his military career, Terrence Hurst | 21 | | continued indulging his love of travel as a member of the Hooch |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Terrence Hurst was an avid Dallas Cowboys fan and | 3 | | also cheered for the Fighting Illini; he loved cooking and was | 4 | | considered a grill master, with his specialties being ribs and | 5 | | smothered potatoes with onions; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, For all of his hobbies and passions, Terrence | 7 | | Hurst loved his family above all else and relished spending | 8 | | time with them; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Terrence Hurst was preceded in death by his | 10 | | father; his grandmothers, Carona Grimes and Arnett Daniel; his | 11 | | grandfather, John Daniel; and many close relatives; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Terrence Hurst is survived by his former wife, | 13 | | Kemie Hurst; his daughters, Randal L. Hurst and Armecia D. | 14 | | Banks; his mother; his sisters, Felicia L. Burton (Shane) and | 15 | | Monica D. Williams (Calvin); his grandchildren, Roman R. | 16 | | Acres, Cain Q. Acres, Xyaire R. Acres, Nia L. Acres, and Teagan | 17 | | J. Acres; his brother/cousin, Darren F. Grimes; his | 18 | | sister/cousin, Farrah C. (Purnell) Borders; his nieces, | 19 | | Kendall A. Hurst, Kalyn J. Burton, and Amber L. Williams; his | 20 | | nephew, Jaaron Z. Williams; his aunt, Mildred J. Grimes; his | 21 | | uncles, James E. Grimes and Stanley (Jackie) Singleton; and a | 22 | | host of other family and friends; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 3 | | Terrence Lamont Hurst and extend our sincere condolences to | 4 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 5 | | further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to the family of Terrence Hurst as an expression of | 8 | | our deepest sympathy.
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