Bill Text: IL SR1296 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Michael A. Hurt of Jacksonville.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2022-12-01 - Resolution Adopted [SR1296 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SR1296-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 Michael A. Hurt of Jacksonville, who | ||||||
4 | passed away on September 14, 2022; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Michael Hurt was born to Gerald Allen and Helen | ||||||
6 | Louise Ulrey Hurt in Terre Haute, Indiana on September 17, | ||||||
7 | 1948; he married Peggy Lee "Jamsie" Waldron in Norwalk, | ||||||
8 | Connecticut on November 26, 1975; he graduated from Eastern | ||||||
9 | Illinois University (EIU) in Charleston; he later earned his | ||||||
10 | MBA from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Michael Hurt taught at Petersburg Porta High | ||||||
12 | School until he joined the Abraham Lincoln Council of the Boy | ||||||
13 | Scouts of America as a district executive for the Honest Abe | ||||||
14 | District; he left professional scouting to serve as the | ||||||
15 | executive director for JAARC/Pathway School from 1973 to 1984; | ||||||
16 | during this time, he spearheaded the construction of their | ||||||
17 | first building on South West Street in Jacksonville; later in | ||||||
18 | 1984, he joined the Illinois Department of Mental Health and | ||||||
19 | Developmental Disabilities and was named the superintendent | ||||||
20 | for the Jacksonville Developmental Center, where he served for | ||||||
21 | many years; prior to his retirement, he served as the deputy | ||||||
22 | director of the Illinois Department of Mental Health and | ||||||
23 | Developmental Disabilities, spending much of his efforts |
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1 | traveling Illinois to inspect and improve mental health | ||||||
2 | facilities; and
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3 | WHEREAS, In past years, Michael Hurt was active with Grace | ||||||
4 | United Methodist Church, First Christian Church, and Lincoln | ||||||
5 | Avenue Baptist Church; he was committed to numerous mission | ||||||
6 | trips to Haiti, Africa, and the Dominican Republic through the | ||||||
7 | In His Service organization, where he served as a dedicated | ||||||
8 | board member; he also served as a board chair and director at | ||||||
9 | Passavant Area Hospital, a volunteer scouter, and an Elks | ||||||
10 | Little League volunteer; he was a former member of the | ||||||
11 | Jacksonville Kiwanis, the Jacksonville AMBUCS, and the | ||||||
12 | Jacksonville Elks Lodge; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Michael Hurt enjoyed riding motorcycles with | ||||||
14 | friends if it meant stopping for ice cream; he loved playing | ||||||
15 | card games with friends, rooting for the Illini football and | ||||||
16 | basketball teams, country line dancing, catching the late | ||||||
17 | movie at a local theater, going on long drives with his golden | ||||||
18 | retriever, Marmalade, working in his yard, eating fried fish | ||||||
19 | at dive bars, following Crimsons basketball, and taking | ||||||
20 | last-minute road trips to Busch Stadium followed by purchasing | ||||||
21 | some White Castle cheeseburgers for the ride home; he was | ||||||
22 | proud to own a condo in Costa Rica; and
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23 | WHEREAS, Michael Hurt is survived by his wife; his |
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1 | children, Amy (Stuart) Rivers, Matthew (Toni) Hurt, and Kyla | ||||||
2 | Hurt; his grandchildren, Jacob Rivers, Isabella Rivers, | ||||||
3 | Brandon Hurt, Maycee Hurt, and Finnigan Hurt; his sisters, | ||||||
4 | Carole (John) Brandenberg and Becky (Bob) White; and his | ||||||
5 | several nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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6 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | ||||||
7 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
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8 | Michael A. Hurt and extend our sincere
condolences to his | ||||||
9 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be it | ||||||
10 | further
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11 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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12 | presented to the family of Michael Hurt as an expression of
our | ||||||
13 | deepest sympathy.
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