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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Richard "Dick" Hufford of Northport,
4Michigan, who passed away on May 26, 2010; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Richard Hufford was born April 1, 1927, in
6Hammond, Indiana, the youngest of four children; he married
7Bernadette Dermody on January 27, 1951, in All Saints Parish;
8and
 
9    WHEREAS, He served in the United States Army during World
10War II; after the war, he and his wife settled in Hinsdale for
1132 years; and
 
12    WHEREAS, He worked for General Motors in Willow Springs and
13in Kalamazoo, Michigan for 37 years; he served as a trustee in
14the Lighthouse Museum; he was a key organizer of the Annual
15Woolsey Memorial Airport Pancake Breakfast and Fly-In; he
16served as an elected Supervisor of Leelanau County; and he was
17a King Lion and was to be honored on May 26, 2010 with a jacket
18from the Lion's Club; and
 
19    WHEREAS, He is remembered for his hot cinnamon rolls, fresh
20baked lemon meringue pie, and his "Granny Cake"; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Dick was preceded in death by his parents; and his
2brother, "Bobby" (Dot); and
 
3    WHEREAS, Richard Hufford is survived by his wife,
4Bernadette; his children, Jeff (Cathie) Hufford, Craig
5(Laurie) Hufford, Kim (Bill) Hufford-Murphy, Kevin (Leslie)
6Hufford, Richard (Meg) Hufford, and Christopher Hufford; his
7sister, Rita Rosen; and his brother, Alan; his three
8sisters-in-law, Peg (Bob) Johnson, Sister Michelle Dermody,
9PHJC, and Dorothy Hufford; he is also survived by his loving 14
10grandchildren; two great grandchildren; and many nieces and
11nephews; therefore, be it
 
12    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL
13ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
14his family and friends, the passing of Richard Hufford; and be
15it further
 
16    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
17presented to the family of Richard Hufford as a symbol of our
18sincere sympathy.