Bill Text: IL SR1296 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Herbert Lee Hedgeman.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-01-31 - Resolution Adopted [SR1296 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR1296-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 Herbert Lee Hedgeman, who passed away on | ||||||
4 | December 29, 2017; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Herbert Hedgeman was born in Chicago to Fannie Mae | ||||||
6 | Hedgeman Lafayette on November 7, 1928; he attended Chicago | ||||||
7 | Public Schools; he exhibited a strong entrepreneurial spirit | ||||||
8 | and work ethic at the age of six and began his own shoeshine | ||||||
9 | business; he briefly attended Mosley High School before joining | ||||||
10 | the United States Army at the age of 16 and served in World War | ||||||
11 | II; after the war ended, he remained in Germany, where he | ||||||
12 | became fluent in the language and played the saxophone; upon | ||||||
13 | his return, he attended Wilberforce University, where he | ||||||
14 | pledged Kappa Alpha Psi in 1954; he married Tricka Harris in | ||||||
15 | 1971; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Herbert Hedgeman worked a number of jobs after his | ||||||
17 | college graduation, including as a caseworker for the Cook | ||||||
18 | County Department of Public Aid; the Rubloff Real Estate | ||||||
19 | Company hired him as their first African American realtor after | ||||||
20 | his success with building homes and integrating several | ||||||
21 | neighborhoods; and
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22 | WHEREAS, Herbert Hedgeman purchased the Sportsman Inn |
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1 | Motel in 1973 and during its renovations, received approval to | ||||||
2 | build a 92-unit building to house veterans; during his more | ||||||
3 | than 50 years in business, he purchased numerous properties in | ||||||
4 | Illinois, Michigan, and Georgia; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Herbert Hedgeman established the Herbert Hedgeman | ||||||
6 | Foundation, which helped Wilberforce University students | ||||||
7 | earning a "C" average; he sponsored the WVON's "Bob Shaw" show, | ||||||
8 | and he gave many African Americans advice on how to go into | ||||||
9 | business and sustain success; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Herbert Hedgeman was preceded in death by his | ||||||
11 | wife, Tricka; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Herbert Hedgeman is survived by his son, Kenneth | ||||||
13 | Hedgeman; his daughters, Denita Hedgeman, Kori Scurlock, TK | ||||||
14 | Karadzovski, and Cici Foster (Kevin); his grandchildren, | ||||||
15 | Avante and Dante Hedgeman, and Diamond and Imani Foster; his | ||||||
16 | great-granddaughter, Ayanna Hedgeman; and many other relatives | ||||||
17 | and friends; therefore, be it
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18 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
19 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
20 | Herbert Lee Hedgeman and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
21 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
22 | further
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1 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
2 | presented to the family of Herbert Hedgeman as an expression of | ||||||
3 | our deepest sympathy.
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