Bill Text: IL SR0323 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Urban Hipp of Aurora.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-10-27 - Resolution Adopted [SR0323 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-SR0323-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
| 3 | learn of the death of Urban Hipp of Aurora, who passed away | ||||||
| 4 | September 4, 2011; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, He was born in Aurora on March 28, 1913, the son | ||||||
| 6 | of the late Fred and Elizabeth Hipp; he attended Fox Valley | ||||||
| 7 | High School and graduated from East Aurora High School; he | ||||||
| 8 | attended the University of Illinois, graduating in 1936 with a | ||||||
| 9 | degree in business, and was a member of the Phi Delta Theta | ||||||
| 10 | Fraternity; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Upon finishing college, he became employed with | ||||||
| 12 | U.S. Steel; on May 21, 1938, he married Margaret Barber of | ||||||
| 13 | Aurora, whom he met at the University of Illinois; in 1939, he | ||||||
| 14 | joined Barber Greene Company, serving in many management | ||||||
| 15 | positions, including Treasurer and Vice President of Finance, | ||||||
| 16 | and was a Director until his retirement in 1978; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, He was very active in the business community, | ||||||
| 18 | serving as a Director of Mercy Center, the Old Second National | ||||||
| 19 | Bank of Aurora, Aurora Metal, the State of Illinois Chamber of | ||||||
| 20 | Commerce, and the Aurora Country Club; he was an avid golfer, | ||||||
| 21 | fisherman, poker and scrabble player, but he was also someone | ||||||
| 22 | who enjoyed opening himself to new and different experiences | ||||||
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| 1 | whenever possible and with a confidence that was special; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret; | ||||||
| 3 | his parents, Fred and Elizabeth; his brother, Ralph; his | ||||||
| 4 | sisters, Irene Davis and Clara "Honey" Dalton; and his | ||||||
| 5 | grandson, Christopher Hipp; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Urban Hipp is survived by his son, David (Sandy) | ||||||
| 7 | Hipp; his daughters, Barbara Fiore and Nancy Brown; his | ||||||
| 8 | grandchildren, David (Mollie) Hipp, Thomas (Julie) Hipp, | ||||||
| 9 | Daniel (Julie) Hipp, Brian (Stephanie) Hipp, Sarah Hipp, Karen | ||||||
| 10 | (Richard) Olson, and Michael (Jennifer) Fiore; his 18 | ||||||
| 11 | great-grandchildren; he is also survived by his daughter | ||||||
| 12 | Nancy's 3 special Tibetans, Tenzin Kunga, Tenzin Yhulo, and | ||||||
| 13 | Tenzin Lhaze, who had been like grandchildren to him; | ||||||
| 14 | therefore, be it
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| 15 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 16 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | ||||||
| 17 | his family and friends, the passing of Urban Hipp; and be it | ||||||
| 18 | further
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| 19 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 20 | presented to the family of Urban Hipp as a symbol of our | ||||||
| 21 | sincere sympathy.
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