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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Prince Hearns, Jr. of Rockford, who 
4passed away on August 17, 2015; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Prince Hearns, Jr. graduated from  Harlem High 
6School in 1960; he served in the Marine Corps and married Mary 
7Byrd, a fellow Marine; and
  
 
  
8    WHEREAS, Prince Hearns, Jr. retired in 1997 after 25 years 
9as a Winnebago County Sheriffs deputy; he was the first black 
10patrol sergeant in Winnebago County; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, Prince Hearns, Jr. played semiprofessional 
12football until he was 46; he played defensive end for the 
13Rockford Rams, the city's first professional football team, 
14earning a semipro Super
Bowl ring in 1987; he was inducted into 
15the American Football Association Semi-Pro Hall of Fame in 
161986;  he was also an avid equestrian
and a powerful softball 
17slugger in competitive recreational leagues around town; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, Prince Hearns, Jr. is survived by his wife of 51 
19years, Mary; his 3 sons, Prince III, Jason, and Brandon; his 
20sisters, Freddie Mae Jackson and Ella Mae Jones; and his 8 
21grandchildren; therefore, be it
  
 
 
 
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1    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL 
2ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
3Prince Hearns, Jr., and extend our sincere condolences to his 
4family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
5further
  
 
6    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
7presented to  the family of  Prince Hearns, Jr. as an expression 
8of our deepest sympathy.