Bill Text: IL SR0618 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Hugh G. Epperson Jr. of Rock Island.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2022-01-05 - Resolution Adopted [SR0618 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SR0618-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
| 3 | to learn of the death of Hugh G. Epperson Jr. of Rock Island, | ||||||
| 4 | who passed away on October 31, 2021; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Hugh Epperson was born in Mercer County on | ||||||
| 6 | December 8, 1924; he served in the U.S. Navy during World War | ||||||
| 7 | II, and one of his greatest memories was joining fellow | ||||||
| 8 | veterans on a Quad Cities Honor Flight; he married Alice | ||||||
| 9 | DeMartelaere in Rock Island on July 27, 1947; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Hugh Epperson worked for the Rock Island Fire | ||||||
| 11 | Department and spent 28 years at the Rock Island Arsenal Fire | ||||||
| 12 | Department, retiring as the assistant chief; after retirement, | ||||||
| 13 | he worked security and safety as the safety manager at John | ||||||
| 14 | Deere Davenport Works and then worked part time at Export | ||||||
| 15 | Packaging (XPAC), until his full retirement; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Hugh Epperson was a member of Masonic Eureka | ||||||
| 17 | Lodge #69, the Scottish Rite Bodies, Moline American Legion | ||||||
| 18 | Post #246, the Fraternal Order of Eagles Rock Island, and the | ||||||
| 19 | Loyal Order of Moose Rock Island; he was a lifelong Chicago | ||||||
| 20 | Cubs fan; and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, Hugh Epperson was preceded in death by his | ||||||
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| 1 | parents and his brother, Keith Epperson; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Hugh Epperson is survived by his wife, Alice | ||||||
| 3 | Epperson; his children, Sandra Black, Nancy (Kent) Thomas, and | ||||||
| 4 | Edward (Tammy) Epperson; eight grandsons; eight | ||||||
| 5 | great-grandsons; and four great-granddaughters; therefore, be | ||||||
| 6 | it
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| 7 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | ||||||
| 8 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 9 | Hugh G. Epperson Jr. and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
| 10 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 11 | further
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| 12 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 13 | presented to the family of Hugh Epperson as an expression of | ||||||
| 14 | our deepest sympathy.
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