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90_SR0245
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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Senate are saddened to learn
3 of the death of Warrington Hudlin, Sr. of East St. Louis on
4 Friday, September 25, 1998; and
5 WHEREAS, He was born on July 31, 1922 in Hot Springs,
6 Arkansas, the son of Myrtle Johnson Hudlin, a teacher, and
7 Edward "Pops" Hudlin, a stone mason; and
8 WHEREAS, The family moved to New York City in 1934 and
9 Warrington Hudlin worked as a Western Union bicycle messenger
10 while attending Haaren High School; he danced the jitterbug
11 at the Savoy Ballroom; and he won the Paddle Ball
12 Championship of the New York City; and
13 WHEREAS, A veteran of the U.S. Army, he attended St.
14 Louis University, where he was among the first black
15 students; he graduated in 1951 with a degree in political
16 science; he earned a master's degree in education
17 administration from Southern Illinois University at
18 Edwardsville in 1970; and
19 WHEREAS, He worked as a teacher in the East St. Louis
20 school system while building his own business, the Hudlin &
21 Co. Insurance Agency, which became the most successful
22 insurance agency in East St. Louis; and
23 WHEREAS, He was affiliated with the Chamber of Commerce,
24 the Kiwanis Club, the Board of State Community College, the
25 Urban League, the United Way, the Union Bank, Christian
26 Welfare Hospital, the Belleville News-Democrat Advisory
27 Council, and St, Luke AME Church; and
28 WHEREAS, He was honored by the National Urban League with
29 the 1981 Award of Merit for Civic Progress; he also earned a
30 pilot's license, learned to sail, and was an avid tennis
31 player; and
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1 WHEREAS, His passing will be deeply felt by his family
2 and friends, especially his former wife, Helen Cason Hudlin;
3 his sons, Warrington, Jr., Christopher, and Reginald; a
4 grandson, Jason; his sister, Lucille; and his brothers,
5 Irving, Russell, Richard, and Edward; therefore, be it
6 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
7 OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we note with sorrow and regret
8 the death of Warrington Hudlin, Sr. and extend our sincere
9 condolences to his family and friends; and be it further
10 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
11 presented to his family.