Full Text of SR0715 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Andrew Lee Hickmon, who passed away on | 4 | | January 10, 2024; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Andrew Hickmon was born in Kerr, Arkansas to | 6 | | Frank Lee and Minnie Lee (Crump) Hickmon on April 22, 1932; he | 7 | | attended Carver G. Wilson grade and high school in North | 8 | | Little Rock, Arkansas; he also attended Washburn Welding | 9 | | School in Chicago; he served with United States Army from 1950 | 10 | | to 1955 and fought in the Korean War; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Andrew Hickmon moved to Chicago following his | 12 | | military service, where he met and married both of his wives, | 13 | | Asa Lee Weakley and Mary Patricia Ratcliff; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Andrew Hickmon loved working with his hands and | 15 | | helped build the Sears Tower in Chicago; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Andrew Hickmon enjoyed working on cars, working | 17 | | in his garden, and fishing; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Andrew Hickmon was preceded in death by his first | 19 | | wife, Asa Lee; his second wife, Mary; his parents; his | 20 | | grandparents; his siblings; his daughter, Frenchie Hickmon; |
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| 1 | | his grandson, Antonio Hickmon; his son-in-law, Leonard | 2 | | McDowell; his daughter-in-law, Diane (Moss) Hickmon; and | 3 | | numerous other close family members and friends; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Andrew Hickmon is survived by his sons, Kenneth | 5 | | Tayborn, Andrew L. (Glen) Hickmon, Frank D. Hickmon, Aaron D. | 6 | | (Carlissa) Hickmon, Fort L. (Diane) Hickmon, and Edward C. | 7 | | (Tameko) Hickmon; his daughters, Patricia A. (Anthony) Thomas, | 8 | | Yvonne C. McDowell, Suzette Evans, Quincie D. (Frank) Hickmon, | 9 | | Patronella Johnson, Frenchie S. Hickmon, and Cassandra E. | 10 | | Hickmon; 27 grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren; one | 11 | | great-great-grandchildren; and many family and friends; | 12 | | therefore, be it | 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 15 | | Andrew Lee Hickmon and extend our sincere condolences to his | 16 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 17 | | further | 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the family of Andrew Hickmon as an expression of | 20 | | our deepest sympathy. |
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