Full Text of HR0770 100th 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 Dr. Rudy | 4 | | L. Horne, Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Morehouse | 5 | | University, who passed away on December 12, 2017; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Horne was born in Englewood to Rudy and | 7 | | Carolyn Horne; he grew up near 79th and Hermitage and took | 8 | | swimming lessons at Foster Park at 83rd and Loomis; his father | 9 | | worked at a Sherwin-Williams plant, and his mother helped | 10 | | operate a day care center; the family eventually moved to | 11 | | University Park, and he graduated from Crete-Monee High School; | 12 | | he then earned double degrees in math and physics from the | 13 | | University of Oklahoma in 1991; he earned a master's degree in | 14 | | physics in 1994, a master's degree in math in 1996, and his | 15 | | doctorate in applied mathematics in 2001 at the University of | 16 | | Colorado; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Horne joined the faculty at Morehouse College | 18 | | in August 2010 and was promoted to Assistant Professor in 2015; | 19 | | prior to Morehouse, he taught at Florida State University, the | 20 | | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and California | 21 | | State University, East Bay; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Horne was a member of the Society of |
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| 1 | | Industrial and Applied Mathematicians; in 2016, he was asked to | 2 | | serve as a math consultant for the movie "Hidden Figures"; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Horne enjoyed sushi, Ethiopian food, and the | 4 | | television show "Law and Order;" as a child, he was an avid | 5 | | comic book collector, and his favorites were Marvel, DC, Star | 6 | | Wars, and Star Trek; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Horne was a beloved educator who was regarded | 8 | | as a "rock star" of math after his brush with fame; friends and | 9 | | colleagues knew him as a direct role model for African-American | 10 | | male students because they could see themselves as hardcore | 11 | | applied mathematicians and have fun while doing it; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Horne is survived by his mother; his brother, | 13 | | William; and his sister, Frances Harper; therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 15 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 16 | | mourn the passing of Dr. Rudy L. Horne and extend our sincere | 17 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 18 | | him; and be it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to the family of Dr. Horne as an expression of our | 21 | | deepest sympathy.
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