Full Text of HR0692 97th 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
Don | 4 | | Hickman of Springfield, who passed away on November 19, 2011; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Don Hickman was born on September 1, 1937, in | 7 | | Trenton, Tennessee; he was the son of Reese and Janie Maude | 8 | | Hickman; he married Betty Baltz on January 5, 1962, in | 9 | | Rutherford, Tennessee; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Don Hickman proudly served his country as a member | 11 | | of the Tennessee National Guard; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Don Hickman had a long and distinguished career in | 13 | | journalism; he began his career working with the Dixie Network | 14 | | in Tennessee in 1956, earning a position as the evening news | 15 | | anchor for the network 2 years later; he then moved to Memphis, | 16 | | where he worked for WMC-TV covering stories such as Dr. Martin | 17 | | Luther King, Jr.'s assassination and the "James Meredith | 18 | | Enrollment" at the University of Mississippi; after winning the | 19 | | coveted "Journalist of the Year Award", he became a | 20 | | correspondent for NBC News in Chicago; he also worked as a | 21 | | reporter and newscaster for KSTP in Minneapolis; in 2004, he | 22 | | co-founded Springfield Scene Magazine, a publication focusing |
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| 1 | | on local charities and community events; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Don Hickman is best known for his 29 years as a | 3 | | newscaster at WICS in Springfield, where he produced several | 4 | | projects earning him many awards, including a national Emmy | 5 | | nomination for his "Living with AIDS" documentary; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, In 2001, Don Hickman earned an honorary doctorate | 7 | | degree from MacMurray College for Public Service; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Don Hickman took great pride in his annual charity | 9 | | golf outings, which raised thousands of dollars for various | 10 | | organizations throughout central Illinois; he also enjoyed | 11 | | golfing, reading, and spending time with his family and | 12 | | friends; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Don Hickman is survived by his wife, Betty; his | 14 | | sons, Barry (wife, Christina) and Todd (wife, Dawn); his | 15 | | grandchildren, Stephanie, Hallie, Ryan, Maggie, Hunter, and | 16 | | Jackson; his sister, Pam Flowers; and his many nieces and | 17 | | nephews; therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 19 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 20 | | we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Don | 21 | | Hickman; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Don Hickman as an expression of our | 3 | | sympathy.
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