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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois |
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| learned with regret of the death of George D. Hunter on August |
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| 9, 2002; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Hunter was born on August 5, 1925, in Mound |
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| Bayou, Mississippi, to Isaiah Hunter and Mattie B. |
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| Morgan-Hunter; as a child, he was a member of Beautiful Star |
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| Missionary Baptist Church; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Hunter valiantly served his country during |
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| World War II and the Korean War as a member of the United |
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| States Navy; he served his country for 9 years and received an |
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| honorable discharge in 1953; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Hunter married Dorothy R. Brown on August 20, |
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| 1946; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of George D. Hunter has been deeply |
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| felt by many, especially his wife, Dorothy; his son, Kevin |
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| Eugene Sr.; his grandchildren, Kevin Eugene Jr. and Kawana |
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| La-Shaye; his sisters, Orlinda Golliday and Netti Webb; his |
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| special nephews, Oscar Lee Gary and Robert Golliday; and his |
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| many nieces, nephews, cousins, friends, and the First Baptist |
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| Institutional Church family; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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| George D. Hunter, and we extend our sincere condolences to his |
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| family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
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| further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to the family of George D. Hunter as an expression of |
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| our deepest sympathy.
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