Full Text of HR0819 99th 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 Hearl | 4 | | Bishop of Canton; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Hearl Bishop was born in Karnak, a small town in | 6 | | Southern Illinois, on December 24, 1920; he attended Southern | 7 | | Illinois University, where he received his Bachelor of Arts and | 8 | | master's degree in education; he married Helen Ilene Dickey in | 9 | | 1946; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Hearl Bishop was the agriculture teacher at | 11 | | Eldorado High School from 1946 to 1961; he was then hired as | 12 | | the Assistant Principal at Ridgeway High School for 2 years; he | 13 | | moved his family north and continued his work in education | 14 | | administration as principal of Mahomet-Seymour High School | 15 | | from 1963 to 1966; while working in the school district, he | 16 | | worked on his doctorate in business administration at the | 17 | | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, In 1966, Hearl Bishop's career brought him to | 19 | | Canton, Illinois, as he was hired as the Dean of Canton | 20 | | Community College (CCC); he, along with Dr. William Taylor and | 21 | | Harold Swartzbaugh and the many supporters who worked | 22 | | tirelessly for 2 years, successfully passed a referendum to |
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| 1 | | elevate CCC to Class I Junior College status in 1968; the | 2 | | college would become known as Spoon River College; | 3 | | groundbreaking began in 1972 for the new campus on the | 4 | | outskirts of Canton, and he was named the first President | 5 | | Emeritus, continuing his work until his retirement in 1978; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Hearl Bishop's dedication to higher education | 7 | | helped inspire the college to continue to grow with the | 8 | | addition of 3 satellite campuses in Macomb, Rushville, and | 9 | | Havana after his retirement; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Hearl Bishop enjoyed his days golfing with friends | 11 | | and challenging rounds with his sons; they enjoyed fishing | 12 | | locally and trips out west, which proved to be adventurous; he | 13 | | also enjoyed playing billiards at the Canton Senior Center; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Hearl Bishop lived his life to the fullest; he was | 15 | | a pillar in the Canton community and a source of love and | 16 | | strength to his family and an advocate for the education and | 17 | | advancement of agriculture in Illinois; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Hearl Bishop was preceded in death by his wife, | 19 | | Helen; his mother, Minnie; his father, Luther; and his sister, | 20 | | Margaree (Bishop) Hunter; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Hearl Bishop is survived by his sons, Dan Bishop |
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| 1 | | (Connie Huttes Bishop) and Jack Bishop (Karla Hatcher Bishop); | 2 | | his daughter, Beth Chapman (Philip Chapman); his | 3 | | grandchildren, Amy Deakin, Emily Deakin Harmony (Faron | 4 | | Harmony), Jennifer Bishop (Justin Hood), Katie Bishop, Matt | 5 | | Chapman (Amy J. Chapman), and Nikki Chapman; his | 6 | | great-grandchildren, Ashlyn Deakin, Dustin, Jadlyn, Victoria, | 7 | | and Faron Harmony, Parker and Maggie Chapman, and Hunter Hood; | 8 | | his 2 brothers, Bill and Bruce Bishop; and his sister, Louise | 9 | | (Bishop) Eastwood; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 11 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 12 | | mourn the passing of Hearl Bishop, and extend our sincere | 13 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 14 | | him; and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Hearl Bishop as an expression of our | 17 | | deepest sympathy.
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