SR1315 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of E. Hugh Henning of Muskego, Wisconsin, who passed away on August 10, 2015; and

WHEREAS, E. Hugh Henning was born on February 18, 1923 in Fairbury; his parents were Walter and Mona Henning; he married Marian Goben on May 2, 1954; and

WHEREAS, E. Hugh Henning proudly served in the United States Army from 1941 to 1943 during World War II; and

WHEREAS, E. Hugh Henning earned his undergraduate degree in 1946 from Cornell College in Iowa, his Master of Science degree in accounting from the University of Illinois in 1948, and an honorary doctorate from Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington in 1994; and

WHEREAS, E. Hugh Henning was a certified public accountant and senior partner of the firm of Henning, Strouse, Jordan, and Stephens and practiced as a public accountant for more than 41 years; he was an Illinois Wesleyan University trustee for 3 decades; he also served as treasurer from 1967 to 1986 and served with honor and distinction as a president of Illinois Wesleyan University's board of trustees from 1986 to 1994; and

WHEREAS, Over the years, E. Hugh Henning served in numerous business and civic capacities, including president and director of Dewenter & Company, director of the Agri-Vestors Corporation, treasurer of Brewster Food Service, Inc., and treasurer and director of the Galesburg News Agency, Inc.; he held leadership responsibilities in Bloomington-Normal at the McLean County Chamber of Commerce, the Mennonite Hospital Advisory Council, the School District 87 Advisory Council, and Wesley United Methodist Church; he also made many other commitments to local institutions, including the Bloomington Kiwanis Club, McLean County Bank, the Prairielands Foundation, the Children's Foundation, the C.V. Martin Foundation, the Centrillio Council of Girl Scouts, the Carolyn Rupert Trust, and the Bloomington Country Club; and

WHEREAS, E. Hugh Henning was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Donald Henning; and

WHEREAS, E. Hugh Henning is survived by his wife, Marian; his children, Brad (Lynne) Henning and Susan (Kevin) Stoll; his grandchildren, Beth Henning, Katie Henning, Tom Henning, Alex Stoll, and Abby Stoll; and 2 sisters, Marian Youngblood and Dorothy Scott; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his family and friends, mourn the passing of E. Hugh Henning; and be it further

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