Full Text of SR1039 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 James P. Hughes Sr., who passed away on | 4 | | November 21, 2012; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, James Hughes Sr. was born in Indiana and raised in | 6 | | the Beverly neighborhood of Chicago; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, After graduating college in 1942, James Hughes Sr. | 8 | | enlisted in the United States Army, where he served in the 17th | 9 | | and 82nd Airborne Divisions; he subsequently earned his law | 10 | | degree in 1948 from DePaul University and began practicing real | 11 | | estate law; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, James Hughes Sr. had a long and distinguished | 13 | | career as a builder and land developer; in 1961, he formed the | 14 | | Wiseman Construction Company with Jerry A. Wiseman; in 1985, he | 15 | | purchased the remaining shares of the company; under his | 16 | | direction, the firm built an estimated 35,000 homes in the | 17 | | south suburbs, Wheaton, Naperville, Plainfield, Oswego, | 18 | | Sycamore, DeKalb, Sugar Grove, and North Aurora; he also built | 19 | | apartment buildings, shopping centers, and office buildings; | 20 | | and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, In 1964, James Hughes Sr. fulfilled his lifelong |
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| 1 | | dream of living on a farm by moving to the 800-acre Cloonlara | 2 | | Farm near Elburn; he grew corn, wheat, and soybeans and raised | 3 | | livestock on the farm; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, James Hughes Sr. was an avid White Sox fan, tuning | 5 | | into day games by radio in his office; he was an avid supporter | 6 | | of Marmion Academy and Rosary High School and was a past | 7 | | chairman of the Missionary Vehicles Association; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, James Hughes Sr. was preceded in death by his | 9 | | loving wife, Dorothy; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, James Hughes Sr. is survived by his sons, James, | 11 | | Michael, and Sean; his daughters, Maureen McKanna and Sheila | 12 | | Fitzsimmons; and his 13 grandchildren; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 15 | | his family and friends, the passing of James P. Hughes Sr.; and | 16 | | be it further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of James Hughes Sr. as an expression of | 19 | | our sympathy.
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