Full Text of SR0587 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 Henry Kirke Cushing II of Oak Park, | 4 | | who passed away on December 21, 2020 at the age of 78; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Henry Cushing was born in Boston, Massachusetts | 6 | | on May 12, 1942; he served in the U.S. Air Force; he attended | 7 | | the University of Arizona; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Henry Cushing began his career in television at | 9 | | KOLD-TV in Tucson, Arizona; he continued on this professional | 10 | | path whenever he relocated to a new city, which included | 11 | | working at WHDH-TV and WCVP-TV in Boston and sharing his | 12 | | talents with Warner Cable in Columbus, Ohio; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Henry Cushing moved to Chicago in 1979, where he | 14 | | served as manager of Electronic News Gathering at WLS-TV for | 15 | | the next 22 years until his retirement in 2001; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Throughout his career and during retirement, | 17 | | Henry Cushing was an active presence in his community; he | 18 | | relished spending time with the Boy Scouts of America and | 19 | | supporting local charities and churches; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Henry Cushing was well-known for his kindness and |
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| 1 | | generosity, and he carried those attributes into all of his | 2 | | social interactions; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Henry Cushing was preceded in death by his | 4 | | parents, Henry Kirke and Marjorie Estabrook Cushing, and his | 5 | | brothers, William H., Reed E., and Michael C.; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, At the time of his passing, Henry Cushing was | 7 | | survived by his wife, Janet Jackson Cushing; his sons, David | 8 | | (Audra Alessandrone) Jackson and Henry Kirke (Meg Holding) | 9 | | Cushing III; and his grandchildren, Jackson and Lucy; | 10 | | therefore, be it | 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 13 | | Henry Kirke Cushing II and extend our sincere condolences to | 14 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 15 | | further | 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of Henry Cushing as an expression of | 18 | | our deepest sympathy. |
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