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92_SR0192
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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to
3 express their sincere condolences to the family and friends
4 of Judge Minard E. Hulse, who passed away on June 12, 2001;
5 and
6 WHEREAS, Judge Minard E. Hulse was born on December 16,
7 1895 in Keota, Iowa; he was a resident of Waukegan, Illinois
8 for many years; and
9 WHEREAS, Judge Minard E. Hulse was married to the late
10 Evelyn Elliott Hulse; and
11 WHEREAS, Judge Minard E. Hulse proudly served in the
12 United States Army during World War I and was discharged as a
13 2nd Lieutenant and received the French Legion of Honor for
14 serving in France; and
15 WHEREAS, Judge Minard E. Hulse received his law degree in
16 1922 from Northwestern University; he practiced law in Lake
17 County until he was elected County Judge in 1946 where he was
18 re-elected to consecutive terms until his retirement in 1966;
19 he was then appointed by the Supreme Court to serve as
20 Circuit Judge until 1970; and
21 WHEREAS, Judge Hulse served as a member in many civic
22 organizations including, as past commander and member of
23 Homer Dahringer American Legion Post 281, a 75-year member of
24 the Masonic Lodge, past president of Waukegan/North Chicago
25 Chamber of Commerce, director for 16 years of the Illinois
26 State Chamber, past president of the Lake County Bar
27 Association, past president of Waukegan Township High School
28 Board of Education, the past president and director of
29 Waukegan YMCA; he was one of the incorporators of the
30 Waukegan-North Chicago Community Chest, now the United Way,
31 past vice president and one of the organizers of the Family
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1 Service Agency of North Lake County, past vice president and
2 organizer of the Lake County Mental Health Society, a member
3 of the Executive Board of the Oak Plain Council, now the
4 Northeast Council Boy Scouts of America, former member of
5 Board and Advisory Board of Young Men's Fellowship halfway
6 house, a charter and life member of Waukegan Lions Club, past
7 president of the Salvation Army Advisory Board, late trustee
8 for Allendale School for Boys, ambassador for Waukegan and
9 the County Chamber of Commerce, past president of Happy Day
10 Nursery and Children's Educational Center, former board
11 member of the Jacob Blumberg Memorial Blook Bank, a life
12 member of Waukegan YMCA (Lake County Family YMCA), and a
13 member and administrative board member of the First United
14 Methodist Church; and
15 WHEREAS, Judge Hulse was a recipient of numerous awards
16 and honors including the Silver Beaver Award from the Boy
17 Scouts of America, the Northwestern University Merit Award,
18 the Waukegan Exchange Club Golden Deeds Award, the Service to
19 Youth Award by the YMCA, the Scale of Justice Award from the
20 National Council on Crime and Delinquency, the College of
21 Lake County Distinguished Citizen Award, recipient of the
22 International Lions Clubs Melvin Jones Fellowship Award, the
23 Daughters of the American Revolution Honor Medal, the Award
24 of Merit from Waukegan Altrusa Club for services as Meals on
25 Wheels Volunteer, the Brotherhood Award Bnai Brith, the City
26 of Waukegan Award for Service to community, the Fred W. Losch
27 Humanities Award, the Eagles Civic Service Award, and the
28 DeMolay Legion of Honor Award; in 1980, the Board of Lake
29 County named the new juvenile complex the "Minard E. Hulse
30 Juvenile Complex" in honor of his distinguished service to
31 the community; and
32 WHEREAS, The passing of Judge Minard E. Hulse will be
33 deeply felt by all who knew and loved him, especially his
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1 children, Margaret (husband, Robert) Swanson and Minard E.
2 (wife, Adrienne) Hulse, Jr.; his grandchildren, Kevin (wife,
3 Joanne) Swanson, Kristin (husband, Thomas) Leggins, Kirk
4 (wife, Julie) Swanson, Diane (husband, Maher) Bahu, and Scott
5 Hulse; his great-grandchildren, Gretchen, Caitlin, Stephanie,
6 Alexandra, Zachary, and Nicholas Swanson, Pace and Pride
7 Leggins and Michael Bahu; his nephews, Jerry (wife, Elaine)
8 Snyder and James (wife, Lollie) Snyder; and his niece,
9 Barbara Sides; therefore, be it
10 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SECOND GENERAL
11 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
12 all who knew him, the death of Judge Minard E. Hulse of
13 Waukegan, Illinois; and be it further
14 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
15 presented to the family of Judge Minard E. Hulse with our
16 sincere condolences.