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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of E. Hugh Henning of Muskego, Wisconsin,
4who passed away on August 10, 2015; and
 
5    WHEREAS, E. Hugh Henning was born on February 18, 1923 in
6Fairbury; his parents were Walter and Mona Henning; he married
7Marian Goben on May 2, 1954; and
 
8    WHEREAS, E. Hugh Henning proudly served in the United
9States Army from 1941 to 1943 during World War II; and
 
10    WHEREAS, E. Hugh Henning earned his undergraduate degree in
111946 from Cornell College in Iowa, his Master of Science degree
12in accounting from the University of Illinois in 1948, and an
13honorary doctorate from Illinois Wesleyan University in
14Bloomington in 1994; and
 
15    WHEREAS, E. Hugh Henning was a certified public accountant
16and senior partner of the firm of Henning, Strouse, Jordan, and
17Stephens and practiced as a public accountant for more than 41
18years; he was an Illinois Wesleyan University trustee for 3
19decades; he also served as treasurer from 1967 to 1986 and
20served with honor and distinction as a president of Illinois
21Wesleyan University's board of trustees from 1986 to 1994; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Over the years, E. Hugh Henning served in numerous
2business and civic capacities, including president and
3director of Dewenter & Company, director of the Agri-Vestors
4Corporation, treasurer of Brewster Food Service, Inc., and
5treasurer and director of the Galesburg News Agency, Inc.; he
6held leadership responsibilities in Bloomington-Normal at the
7McLean County Chamber of Commerce, the Mennonite Hospital
8Advisory Council, the School District 87 Advisory Council, and
9Wesley United Methodist Church; he also made many other
10commitments to local institutions, including the Bloomington
11Kiwanis Club, McLean County Bank, the Prairielands Foundation,
12the Children's Foundation, the C.V. Martin Foundation, the
13Centrillio Council of Girl Scouts, the Carolyn Rupert Trust,
14and the Bloomington Country Club; and
 
15    WHEREAS, E. Hugh Henning was preceded in death by his
16parents and his brother, Donald Henning; and
 
17    WHEREAS, E. Hugh Henning is survived by his wife, Marian;
18his children, Brad (Lynne) Henning and Susan (Kevin) Stoll; his
19grandchildren, Beth Henning, Katie Henning, Tom Henning, Alex
20Stoll, and Abby Stoll; and 2 sisters, Marian Youngblood and
21Dorothy Scott; therefore, be it
 
22    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL

 

 

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1ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his
2family and friends, mourn the passing of E. Hugh Henning; and
3be it further
 
4    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
5presented to the family of E. Hugh Henning as an expression of
6our sympathy.