Full Text of HR0520 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Fred | 4 | | Richard Hunter Jr. of Chicago, who passed away on September 13, | 5 | | 2019; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Fred Hunter Jr. was born in Chicago to Ezzie Mae | 7 | | Jackson Hunter and Fred Richard Hunter Sr. on February 25, | 8 | | 1948; he committed to his faith at an early age and was | 9 | | baptized at Antioch M.B. Church; he attended Chicago Public | 10 | | Schools and graduated from Wendell Phillips High School in | 11 | | 1965; he received his Bachelor of Arts in English with a minor | 12 | | in French from Illinois State University; he received his | 13 | | Master of Arts in English from Chicago State University; a | 14 | | lifelong learner, he continued coursework related to his chosen | 15 | | field, including proposal writing, communications, and | 16 | | curriculum development, at a number of area colleges and | 17 | | universities; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Fred Hunter Jr. began his career in education with | 19 | | the Chicago Board of Education in 1969; he accepted assignments | 20 | | at Bowen High School, where he taught English, and Whitney | 21 | | Young High School, where he taught English, grammar, | 22 | | literature, and journalism and was the Faculty Advisor for the | 23 | | school newspaper, The Beacon; his classes were often |
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| 1 | | fun-filled, creative, and challenging; he later worked as an | 2 | | editor for the Office of Instructional Services at the Chicago | 3 | | Public Schools Central Office; he retired from that department | 4 | | in 2004; after retirement, he worked for the Chicago Defender | 5 | | and started his own business, Fred's Ed Editorial Services; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Fred Hunter Jr. was active in his community and | 7 | | was a member of the National and Chicago Associations of Black | 8 | | Journalists; he was a member of the Antioch M.B. Church for | 9 | | many years; later, he transferred his membership to Mt. Pisgah | 10 | | M.B. Church, the church his mother attended for over 50 years, | 11 | | and was a member of the male chorus; he enjoyed spending time | 12 | | with his classmates from Wendell Phillips and Illinois State | 13 | | University, playing Bid Whist, dancing, playing tennis, and | 14 | | wearing his Green Bay Packers wool cap; he will be remembered | 15 | | for his good deeds and as a funny, considerate, caring person | 16 | | who put the needs of others before his own; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Fred Hunter Jr. is survived by his sister, | 18 | | Carolyn; his nephews, Lamar and Antoine; his godsons, Darian, | 19 | | David, and DuJuan; his Wendell Phillips and Illinois State | 20 | | families; his caregivers, Bobbie and Rosalyn; and many other | 21 | | relatives and friends; therefore, be it
| 22 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 23 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| 1 | | we mourn the passing of Fred Richard Hunter Jr. and extend our | 2 | | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew | 3 | | and loved him; and be it further
| 4 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 | | presented to the family of Fred Hunter Jr. as an expression of | 6 | | our deepest sympathy.
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