Full Text of SR0386 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 Harry Stewart of Benton, who passed away | 4 | | on September 18, 2011; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, He was born November 24, 1929, in Benton, the son | 6 | | of Alex and Stella (Pusch) Stewart; he married the former | 7 | | Miriam Whaley on July 16, 1954; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, He grew up in West City, the son of immigrant | 9 | | parents, and was an All-State football player for Benton High | 10 | | School; he received more than 80 college football scholarship | 11 | | offers and chose to attend the University of South Carolina, | 12 | | where he was a three-year starter as offensive and defensive | 13 | | tackle; in his senior year of college, he was drafted into the | 14 | | Army during the Korean conflict; at the time, he had received | 15 | | draft letters from every professional American and Canadian | 16 | | football team; however, his military service prohibited him | 17 | | from pursuing a career in professional football; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Upon his discharge from the Army, he finished his | 19 | | teaching degree at SIU Carbondale; he taught high school and | 20 | | coached football at both Herrin High School and Benton | 21 | | Consolidated High School; he was inducted into the Illinois | 22 | | High School Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1986; |
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| 1 | | and | 2 | | WHEREAS, He began his political career on the Benton City | 3 | | Council, where he served as finance commissioner; he then | 4 | | served on the Franklin County Board, representing District 2 | 5 | | for 16 years, 12 of which he held the position of county board | 6 | | chairman; he was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, the | 7 | | Boneyard Bocce Ball Club, the Benton American Legion, and the | 8 | | Benton Elks; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents; his | 10 | | brothers, Steve and Nick Stewart; his sisters, Anna O'Connell | 11 | | and Stella Perino; and his niece, Iris Hampleman; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Harry Stewart is survived by his wife of 57 years, | 13 | | Miriam Stewart; his children, Lex and Shannon Stewart, Laura | 14 | | Stewart, and Kelly Stewart; his grandsons, Alex and Christy | 15 | | Stewart, Jon Pulliam, and Landon Stewart; his great-grandsons, | 16 | | Daniel Stewart Hobbs and Braxton Stewart; his nephews, Steve | 17 | | Stewart and Nick Stewart Jr.; his niece, Jane Stewart-Lau; and | 18 | | several great-nieces and great-nephews; therefore, be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 20 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 21 | | his family and friends, the passing of Harry Stewart; and be it | 22 | | further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Harry Stewart as a symbol of our | 3 | | sincere sympathy.
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