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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
3 to learn of the death of Hugh Lorenzo Key, Jr., who recently
4 passed away; Mr. Key was born on April 24, 1941, to Hugh
5 Lorenzo Key, Sr., and Helen Mae Key in Mounds, Illinois; he
6 accepted Jesus Christ as his Savior at the West Side
7 Missionary Baptist Church under the pastorate of Reverend Dr.
8 Ronald L. Bobo, Sr.; and
9 WHEREAS, Hugh Lorenzo "Lo" Key, Jr., moved to East St.
10 Louis in 1942 with his family; he attended John Robinson
11 Elementary School, Washington Elementary School, Hughes Quinn
12 Junior High School, and Lincoln Senior High School, where he
13 was one of the school's popular football players; he attended
14 Parson College, then transferred to Lincoln University in
15 Jefferson City, Missouri, where he met his wife, Lola Mae
16 Brit; he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in
17 Elementary Education in 1967; and
18 WHEREAS, Hugh Lorenzo Key, Jr., and Lola Brit were united
19 in marriage on December 27, 1964 at the West Side Missionary
20 Baptist Church; and
21 WHEREAS, Mr. Key began a teaching career at Euclid
22 Elementary School, then became a teacher in School District
23 189; he taught at Garrison, Brown, and Neely Elementary
24 Schools, and also coached elementary softball teams for 22
25 years; while he was teaching he was also learning, earning
26 his Master's degree in Education and an Advanced Certificate
27 from the University of Illinois; he also received an
28 Administrative and Supervisory Certificate and Superintendent
29 Endorsement from the University of Illinois; and
30 WHEREAS, Mr. Key received many honors for teaching,
31 including: the Apple for the Teacher in 1991 from Iota Phi
32 Lambda Sorority, Inc. in St. Louis; the Outstanding Team
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1 Worker Busch Stadium Award in 1989; and the 25 years of
2 Service Award from East St. Louis Pan Hellenic Council in
3 1999; Lorenzo Key also belonged to many organizations,
4 including: Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. (Life member),
5 Phi Delta Kappa Fraternity (Professional Organization), the
6 Lincoln University Alumni Association (Life member), and the
7 East St. Louis, Illinois Pan Hellenic Council (former
8 President); and
9 WHEREAS, Hugh Lorenzo Key, Jr., is survived by his wife,
10 Lola; his children, Rhonda Key, Hugh (Danielle) Key III, and
11 Wynee (Donald) Hayes; his mother, Helen Key; his sister,
12 Audrey Moore; his brother, Michael (Gwendolyn) Key; his
13 aunts, Mrs. Elizabeth Smith and Mrs. Maggie Jordan; his
14 uncles, James Williams, Haywood Williams, and Elder Williams;
15 his mother and father-in-law, Leomia and Anthony Harrell; his
16 sisters-in-law, Edna (Jerry) Davis, Joan Harrell, Vera Ennis,
17 Shirley Harrell, and Pauline (A.D.) Williams; his
18 brother-in-law, Roy (Carolyn) Harrell; his special cousins,
19 Patricia Blakney and Arthur Kinnel; and many other relatives
20 and friends; therefore, be it
21 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIRST GENERAL
22 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
23 his family and friends, the death of Hugh Lorenzo Key, Jr.;
24 and be it further
25 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
26 presented to the family of Hugh Lorenzo Key, Jr.