Full Text of HR1115 94th General Assembly
HR1115 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the | 3 |
| State of Illinois learned with sadness of the death of their | 4 |
| former colleague, Herbert V. Huskey of Palos Heights, on | 5 |
| Wednesday, March 22, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, Born in Missouri, Mr. Huskey and his family moved | 7 |
| to Illinois when he was young, and he became a lifelong | 8 |
| resident; he valiantly served his country as a member of the | 9 |
| U.S. Army during World War II; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Huskey made his living as a businessman and | 11 |
| was the founder and owner of Ridgeland Auto Parts Company and a | 12 |
| former President of the Automotive Wholesalers of Illinois | 13 |
| (AWOI); he was also a shrewd real estate investor; and | 14 |
| WHEREAS, He was an active member of several service | 15 |
| organizations and especially enjoyed gardening; and
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| WHEREAS, He had a passion for politics and served five | 17 |
| terms in the Illinois House of Representatives, representing | 18 |
| the Oak Lawn area between 1973 and 1982; he was affectionately | 19 |
| known as "Mr. Republican of the Southwestern Suburbs", but also | 20 |
| had friends across the political aisle; he also served as Worth | 21 |
| Township Republican committeeman, village trustee of Oak Lawn, | 22 |
| and was a three-time delegate to the Republican National | 23 |
| Convention; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Herbert V. Huskey has been deeply | 25 |
| felt by many, especially his wife, Sandy; his children, Barbara | 26 |
| (Joseph) Theuma, Kathleen (Ron) Simpson, Mary (Bob) Perovich, | 27 |
| and Wes (Kathy) Streblo; his grandchildren, Cheryl Novak, | 28 |
| Jennifer Campbell, Dan and David Perovich, Lauren Streblo, and | 29 |
| Jennifer and Paul Sabella; his eight great-grandchildren; his | 30 |
| great-great-grandchild; his sister, Violet Rowe; and his many |
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| nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 3 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 4 |
| we mourn the passing of our former colleague Herbert V. Huskey, | 5 |
| who served the people of his district with honor and | 6 |
| distinction, and we extend our deepest sympathy to his family, | 7 |
| friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our sincerest | 10 |
| condolences.
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