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90_HR0328
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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives wish to send their sincere condolences to the
4 family and friends of Everett Hedrick of Fisher, Illinois;
5 and
6 WHEREAS, Everett Hedrick was born in Elliott, Illinois on
7 December 11, 1918; his parents were John Hugh and Nola
8 Cummings Hedrick; on May 25, 1946 he married Ruth Carolyn
9 Springen in North Dakota; and
10 WHEREAS, Everett Hedrick served as a platoon sergeant in
11 the 23rd Marines, Fourth Marine Division; Mr. Hedrick served
12 in World War II in Saipan and Iwo Jima; he received a Purple
13 Heart on June 23, 1944; Mr. Hedrick was a life member of the
14 Fisher AMVETS, the Second Marine Division, and the Fourth
15 Marine Division; and
16 WHEREAS, Mr. Hedrick was elected Champaign County sheriff
17 in 1954; Mr. Hedrick was new to the political arena in the
18 area; he could not run for re-election due to then State
19 constitutional constrictions that did not allow concurrent
20 terms of office; in 1962 he was re-elected, as well as in
21 1970 and 1974, after the constitutional laws had been
22 changed; in December of 1978 he retired from public office;
23 he was a member of the Illinois Sheriffs' Association, as
24 well as serving as a past president of that organization; and
25 WHEREAS, Everett Hedrick was an independent businessman
26 in both Champaign and Fisher, where he operated a hardware
27 store; in 1960 he made an unsuccessful run for state senator
28 in the primary election and was narrowly defeated by the
29 incumbent, Everett Peters; and
30 WHEREAS, Everett Hedrick is survived by his wife,
31 Carolyn; his son, Everett William Hedrick; his two daughters,
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1 Suzanne Child and Dianne Utne; his two brothers, Martin
2 Hedrick and Robert Hedrick; his sister, Wilma Birkey; and
3 eight grandsons; therefore, be it
4 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
5 NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
6 mourn, along with his family and friends, the death of
7 Everett Hedrick of Fisher, Illinois; and be it further
8 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
9 presented to the family of Everett Hedrick.