Full Text of SR0323 97th 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 Urban Hipp of Aurora, who passed away | 4 | | September 4, 2011; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, He was born in Aurora on March 28, 1913, the son | 6 | | of the late Fred and Elizabeth Hipp; he attended Fox Valley | 7 | | High School and graduated from East Aurora High School; he | 8 | | attended the University of Illinois, graduating in 1936 with a | 9 | | degree in business, and was a member of the Phi Delta Theta | 10 | | Fraternity; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Upon finishing college, he became employed with | 12 | | U.S. Steel; on May 21, 1938, he married Margaret Barber of | 13 | | Aurora, whom he met at the University of Illinois; in 1939, he | 14 | | joined Barber Greene Company, serving in many management | 15 | | positions, including Treasurer and Vice President of Finance, | 16 | | and was a Director until his retirement in 1978; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, He was very active in the business community, | 18 | | serving as a Director of Mercy Center, the Old Second National | 19 | | Bank of Aurora, Aurora Metal, the State of Illinois Chamber of | 20 | | Commerce, and the Aurora Country Club; he was an avid golfer, | 21 | | fisherman, poker and scrabble player, but he was also someone | 22 | | who enjoyed opening himself to new and different experiences |
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| 1 | | whenever possible and with a confidence that was special; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret; | 3 | | his parents, Fred and Elizabeth; his brother, Ralph; his | 4 | | sisters, Irene Davis and Clara "Honey" Dalton; and his | 5 | | grandson, Christopher Hipp; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Urban Hipp is survived by his son, David (Sandy) | 7 | | Hipp; his daughters, Barbara Fiore and Nancy Brown; his | 8 | | grandchildren, David (Mollie) Hipp, Thomas (Julie) Hipp, | 9 | | Daniel (Julie) Hipp, Brian (Stephanie) Hipp, Sarah Hipp, Karen | 10 | | (Richard) Olson, and Michael (Jennifer) Fiore; his 18 | 11 | | great-grandchildren; he is also survived by his daughter | 12 | | Nancy's 3 special Tibetans, Tenzin Kunga, Tenzin Yhulo, and | 13 | | Tenzin Lhaze, who had been like grandchildren to him; | 14 | | therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 17 | | his family and friends, the passing of Urban Hipp; and be it | 18 | | further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to the family of Urban Hipp as a symbol of our | 21 | | sincere sympathy.
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