Full Text of SR0899 94th General Assembly
SR0899 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| learned with regret of the passing of William Geoffrey "Bill" | 4 |
| Huskisson of Downers Grove, formerly of Hinsdale, on September | 5 |
| 23, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Huskisson was born on April 22, 1957, in | 7 |
| Canada; and
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| WHEREAS, A graduate of Hinsdale Central High School, where | 9 |
| he was an all-area football and track letter winner, Mr. | 10 |
| Huskisson attended Western Illinois University from 1975 to | 11 |
| 1979; he was a four-year letter winner with the Leatherneck | 12 |
| football team, earning all-conference and all-America honors | 13 |
| as a defensive tackle and was named to the Hall of Fame; he was | 14 |
| also involved with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and | 15 |
| Campus Crusade; and
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| WHEREAS, A teacher at Hinsdale Central High School for the | 17 |
| past 25 years, Mr. Huskisson had served as head wrestling | 18 |
| coach, assistant football coach, and assistant track coach; in | 19 |
| 1997 he received the Presidential Distinguished Teacher award; | 20 |
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| WHEREAS, In 1981, Mr. Huskisson earned the Defensive MVP | 22 |
| award from the Chicago Fire football team as an all-pro nose | 23 |
| tackle and was invited to free-agent tryouts with the Chicago | 24 |
| Bears and the Chicago Blitz; in addition, he was a faithful | 25 |
| member of Christ Church in Oak Brook; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of William G. Huskisson has been | 27 |
| deeply felt by many, especially his wife, Lynda; his children, | 28 |
| Abigail, Cole, and Brock; his father, Edward (Jan); and other | 29 |
| family members, James, Peter, Robert, and John, Clayton Doty, | 30 |
| Patra Dunn, Dianne Ancona,Cindy Boone, and Grayce Guariniello; |
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| he will also be missed by the many students, faculty, and | 2 |
| parents at Hinsdale Central High School whose lives he inspired | 3 |
| during his 25-year career; and
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| WHEREAS, Bill Huskisson will be remembered as a man of | 5 |
| great faith, courage, passion, and compassion; he touched the | 6 |
| lives of many people throughout his life; therefore, be it | 7 |
| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 8 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 9 |
| William G. Huskisson family, friends, and all who knew and | 10 |
| loved him; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our deepest | 13 |
| sympathy.
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