Bill Text: IL HR0976 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the death of Stuart Wright of Pinckneyville.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Passed) 2016-02-11 - Resolution Adopted [HR0976 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-HR0976-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Stuart
"Stu" Wright of Pinckneyville, who passed away on December 20,
2015; and
WHEREAS, Stuart Wright was born in Battle Creek, Michigan
on October 12, 1941 and married Sharon Kay Pursell on June 24,
1961; and
WHEREAS, Stuart Wright was deeply involved in the
Pinckneyville community, serving as a board member on the
Pinckneyville Community High School Board; he was instrumental
in the foundation of high school shooting sports in the State
of Illinois and coached the Pinckneyville High School Shooting
Sports Team to a national championship; he also coached the
Pinckneyville Optimist Swim Team and helped in the founding of
the Pinckneyville Band Parents Organization; and
WHEREAS, Stuart Wright was a lifetime member of the
National Rifle Association and Amateur Trapshooting
Association; he was heavily involved with the gun industry
through his gunsmithing at Wright's Inc. and was a
world-renowned Winchester Model 12 expert; and

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WHEREAS, Stuart Wright started his gunsmithing company out
of his garage in the 1970s while working full time as a coal
miner and electrician, spending 25 years at CONSOL Energy
Burning Star #4; and
WHEREAS, In 2002, Stuart Wright started his high school
coaching career when he was asked to coach the school's FFA
squad, growing the squad from just 5 shooters to 32 shooters,
participating in trap, skeet, and sporting clays; and
WHEREAS, Stuart Wright's motto was "Fun With a Gun"; he led
his team to national prominence by winning first place high
overall at the Scholastic Clay Target Program Nationals in July
of 2015; he taught his students leadership skills, how to act
safely, and how to be respectful of other teams and fellow team
members; and
WHEREAS, As head coach, Stuart Wright believed that every
child that wanted to shoot should be given the opportunity, and
that the team would support them in that endeavor regardless of
financial situation; and
WHEREAS, On February 6 2015, Stuart Wright learned he had
Stage 4 pancreatic cancer, but he never let it deter his
coaching, getting out of bed after chemotherapy to make it to
the World Shooting & Recreational Complex to watch his kids

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compete in the Scholastic Clay Target Program championships;
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
mourn the passing of Stuart "Stu" Wright, and extend our
sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew
and loved him; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to the family of Stuart Wright as an expression of
our deepest sympathy.