Bill Text: IL HR0692 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Don Hickman of Springfield.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: (Passed) 2012-01-31 - Resolution Adopted [HR0692 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HR0692-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of
Don | ||||||
| 4 | Hickman of Springfield, who passed away on November 19, 2011; | ||||||
| 5 | and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Don Hickman was born on September 1, 1937, in | ||||||
| 7 | Trenton, Tennessee; he was the son of Reese and Janie Maude | ||||||
| 8 | Hickman; he married Betty Baltz on January 5, 1962, in | ||||||
| 9 | Rutherford, Tennessee; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Don Hickman proudly served his country as a member | ||||||
| 11 | of the Tennessee National Guard; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Don Hickman had a long and distinguished career in | ||||||
| 13 | journalism; he began his career working with the Dixie Network | ||||||
| 14 | in Tennessee in 1956, earning a position as the evening news | ||||||
| 15 | anchor for the network 2 years later; he then moved to Memphis, | ||||||
| 16 | where he worked for WMC-TV covering stories such as Dr. Martin | ||||||
| 17 | Luther King, Jr.'s assassination and the "James Meredith | ||||||
| 18 | Enrollment" at the University of Mississippi; after winning the | ||||||
| 19 | coveted "Journalist of the Year Award", he became a | ||||||
| 20 | correspondent for NBC News in Chicago; he also worked as a | ||||||
| 21 | reporter and newscaster for KSTP in Minneapolis; in 2004, he | ||||||
| 22 | co-founded Springfield Scene Magazine, a publication focusing | ||||||
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| 1 | on local charities and community events; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Don Hickman is best known for his 29 years as a | ||||||
| 3 | newscaster at WICS in Springfield, where he produced several | ||||||
| 4 | projects earning him many awards, including a national Emmy | ||||||
| 5 | nomination for his "Living with AIDS" documentary; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, In 2001, Don Hickman earned an honorary doctorate | ||||||
| 7 | degree from MacMurray College for Public Service; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Don Hickman took great pride in his annual charity | ||||||
| 9 | golf outings, which raised thousands of dollars for various | ||||||
| 10 | organizations throughout central Illinois; he also enjoyed | ||||||
| 11 | golfing, reading, and spending time with his family and | ||||||
| 12 | friends; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Don Hickman is survived by his wife, Betty; his | ||||||
| 14 | sons, Barry (wife, Christina) and Todd (wife, Dawn); his | ||||||
| 15 | grandchildren, Stephanie, Hallie, Ryan, Maggie, Hunter, and | ||||||
| 16 | Jackson; his sister, Pam Flowers; and his many nieces and | ||||||
| 17 | nephews; therefore, be it
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| 18 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 19 | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 20 | we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Don | ||||||
| 21 | Hickman; and be it further
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| 1 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 2 | presented to the family of Don Hickman as an expression of our | ||||||
| 3 | sympathy.
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