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1		HOUSE RESOLUTION
2		WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3		Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Gerald
4		Hawkins, who passed away on September 30, 2015; and
5		WHEREAS, Gerald Hawkins was born September 20, 1943 in Du
6		Quoin; his parents were Enos and Patricia (nee Elledge)
7		Hawkins; he married Ruth Heard of Pinckneyville on November 9,
8		1963; and
9		WHEREAS, Gerald Hawkins attended school in Sparta until he
10		graduated in 1961; he subsequently served in the United States
11		Army Reserve for 3 years; and
12		WHEREAS, Gerald Hawkins worked at Benson's Men's Store in
13		Sparta and for Prudential Insurance before going to work in the
14		coal mines; in 1974, he became the COMPAC director for District
15		12 of the United Mine Workers of America, where he served until
16		his retirement in 1992; he later worked at Chip Banks Chevrolet
17		in Du Quoin; and
18		WHEREAS, Gerald Hawkins served as a Perry County
19		Commissioner during the 1980s; he also served as chairman of
20		the 708 Mental Health Board and as a member of the Perry County
21		Housing Authority Board and the Du Quoin State Bank Board; and

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1		WHEREAS, Gerald Hawkins served as an Illinois State
2		Representative from 1992 to 1994; and
3		WHEREAS, Gerald Hawkins was preceded in death by his
4		parents and his sister, Mary Gwen Falkenhein; and
5		WHEREAS, Gerald Hawkins is survived by his wife of 51
6		years, Ruth; his children, Jon (Amorette) Hawkins and Jane
7		(John) Lysell; his grandchildren, Olivia, Calvin, and Grace
8		Lysell and Lauren (Cody) Crowden; his great-grandchildren,
9		August and Adilyn Crowden; and his many nieces and nephews;
10		therefore, be it
11		RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
12		NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
13		we, along with his family and friends, mourn the passing of
14		Gerald Hawkins; and be it further
15		RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
16		presented to the family of Gerald Hawkins as an expression of
17		our sympathy.