Full Text of SR0191 95th General Assembly
SR0191 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of
Max L. Hunt of St. Charles, who passed | 4 |
| away on April 19, 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, Max L. Hunt was born on March 28, 1922 in Delaware | 6 |
| County, Indiana; his parents were Lloyd and Irene Hunt; he | 7 |
| married Doris Howey on June 19, 1948 in Chicago; and
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| WHEREAS, Max L. Hunt graduated from Parker City High School | 9 |
| in Parker City, Indiana where he lettered in basketball after | 10 |
| graduation; he attended Ball State University, where he | 11 |
| lettered in cross-country; in his third year of college he | 12 |
| entered the U.S. Army during World War II; during the war, he | 13 |
| fought in the Battle of the Bulge as an infantryman; he stayed | 14 |
| in England after the war and continued his education at the | 15 |
| University of Bristol for one year; upon returning from England | 16 |
| he finished his Bachelor Degree at Ball State University in | 17 |
| Education; and
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| WHEREAS, After graduation, Max L. Hunt took a job as a | 19 |
| buyer for Marshal Field and Co.; after his marriage to Mrs. | 20 |
| Hunt, he took a job with Hafner Fabrics of New York, where he | 21 |
| was responsible for opening the company's Chicago branch at the | 22 |
| Merchandise Mart; after eight years, he began work for |
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| Burlington Industries; in 1958 he joined Craftex Mills and | 2 |
| served as regional sales manager; later he started the Max Hunt | 3 |
| Company, which represented various textile mill industries, | 4 |
| including Craftex; in 1982 he retired from the textile industry | 5 |
| and began a new career in concrete manufacturing; he became | 6 |
| owner and president of Northfield Block Company in Northfield | 7 |
| in 1983 and served as Chairman of the Board until his death; | 8 |
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| WHEREAS, His many memberships and services to his community | 10 |
| include past president of the Lincoln School PTO, the Community | 11 |
| Unit School District 303 Board of Education for 16 years, | 12 |
| member of St. Charles American Legion Post 342, Board of | 13 |
| Directors of the Duncan YMCA Chicago, member and former | 14 |
| Chairman, and Board of Trustees of Baker Memorial United | 15 |
| Methodist Church, member of A.F.& A.M. Lodge, and the Scottish | 16 |
| Rite and Shrine's Temple in Vermont; he was co-founder of | 17 |
| Tri-City Family Services, Chairman of the Steering Committee | 18 |
| for the Powder Keg Youth Center in St. Charles, Co-Chairman of | 19 |
| the St. Charles Arts and Music Festival, and co-founder of the | 20 |
| Literacy Volunteer of America Kane County; he was a life member | 21 |
| of the Republican Presidential Task Force; he served on the | 22 |
| Board of directors of the Hotel Baker Living Center, the Board | 23 |
| of directors of the Baker Community Center, the Board of | 24 |
| directors of the Delnor Community Hospital, as President of the | 25 |
| Dellora A. Norris Cultural Arts Center, Advisory Board of CASA, |
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| and he was a member of the Board of Directors of Valley | 2 |
| Community Bank; he worked as a key member in obtaining the land | 3 |
| for the Norris Campus from the Norris Family, which includes | 4 |
| St. Charles East High School, Dellora A. Norris Cultural Arts | 5 |
| Center, John B. Norris Recreation Center, and the Lester J. | 6 |
| Norris Sports Complex; and he was honored for his efforts in | 7 |
| passing a critical referendum for Elgin Community College; and
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| WHEREAS, Max L. Hunt has received many distinguished honors | 9 |
| for his service; Fox Ridge Elementary School in St. Charles was | 10 |
| dedicated in his name; he received the Illinois Association Of | 11 |
| School Board Award of Merit, the Illinois State Board Of | 12 |
| Education Award for Education Excellence, the St. Charles | 13 |
| Education Association Award for Continuous Service to | 14 |
| Education, and the St. Charles Post 342 American Legion Award | 15 |
| for 15 years of service to Dist. 303; he received the | 16 |
| Charlemagne Award from the St. Charles Chamber of Commerce for | 17 |
| outstanding service to the community, the Silver Beaver Award | 18 |
| for distinguished service to youth - Two River Council Boy | 19 |
| Scouts of America, the Two Rivers Boy Scout Distinguished | 20 |
| Citizen Award in 1992, two Certificates for Merit in | 21 |
| recognition of service to the City of St. Charles, two Pride | 22 |
| Awards for the Fox Community Image Awards from the Chamber of | 23 |
| Commerce, and the William D. Barth Award for Human Services and | 24 |
| recognition for community service from Tri-City Health | 25 |
| Partnership for the Free Medical Clinic; and |
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| WHEREAS, Max L. Hunt was preceded in death by his daughter, | 2 |
| Deborah J. "Debbie"; his parents, Lloyd and Irene Hunt; his | 3 |
| infant brother, Kenneth Hunt; and his sister, Elizabeth Miller; | 4 |
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| WHEREAS, Max L. Hunt is survived by his loving wife of 58 | 6 |
| years, Doris; his children, Steve (Polly) Hunt, Jeff (Cheri) | 7 |
| Hunt, Greg Hunt, David Hunt, and Jennifer (Keith) Kesner; his | 8 |
| son-in-law, Robert Beebe; his grandchildren, Justin (Christy) | 9 |
| Beebe, Sarah (Ben) Borgmeyer, Leslie Hunt, Lauren Hunt, Mary | 10 |
| Hunt, Oliver Hunt, Max Ian Hunt, Gavin Hunt, and Lee Kesner; | 11 |
| his six step-grandchildren, Sally, Carly, Liese and Nina Smith, | 12 |
| and Cloe and Avery Smith-Westphall; and his three | 13 |
| great-grandchildren, Cohen Beebe, Rylan Janene, and Kailee | 14 |
| Lynn Borgmeyer; therefore, be it | 15 |
| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 16 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 17 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Max L. Hunt; and be it | 18 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 |
| presented to the family of Max L. Hunt as an expression of our | 21 |
| sympathy.
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