SR0333 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of James Hubbard of Batavia, who passed away on August 9, 2007; and

WHEREAS, James Hubbard was one of four children and was a lifelong Batavia resident; and

WHEREAS, James Hubbard served with the Army Air Forces as captain of a B-24 Liberator bomber and as a flight instructor from 1942 to 1945; the Second World War ended just before his unit was to be sent overseas; after his discharge from the Army Air Force, he returned to Batavia and worked at the Batavia Herald, where he ran the printing press and was office manager; in 1947, he married his wife of 60 years, Mollyanne; and

WHEREAS, In 1953, James Hubbard joined Hubbard and Johnson Furniture, which was started by his father Gustav Hubbard in 1910 in downtown Batavia, with his brothers, Paul and Warren; they later changed the name of the store to Hubbard's Ethan Allen; he retired in 1984 when he and his brothers sold the business to other family members; and

WHEREAS, For many years, James Hubbard volunteered for various charities, such as Wayside Ministries in Aurora, Meals on Wheels, and Hesed House, a women's shelter in Aurora; and

WHEREAS, James Hubbard is survived by his wife, Mollyanne; his sons, Ron, Donald, and Daniel; his daughter, Kathleen; 10 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of James Hubbard; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of James Hubbard as an expression of our sympathy.