Full Text of SR1073 96th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Hubert Edward Reeves of Prescott, | 4 | | Arizona, formerly of Joliet, who passed away on June 17, 2010; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, H. Edward Reeves was born on October 23, 1931, in | 7 | | Joliet; his parents were Hubert and Wannetta Reeves; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, H. Edward Reeves graduated from the University of | 9 | | Illinois in 1958; he was employed as a computer programmer at | 10 | | APSA in Joliet until his retirement; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, H. Edward Reeves served his country with great | 12 | | bravery and distinction as a private first class in the United | 13 | | States Army during the Korean War; Mr. Reeves was present at | 14 | | the Battle of Chosin Reservoir, where the exhausted U.S. X | 15 | | Corps was outnumbered more than 10 to 1 by enemy forces; during | 16 | | the battle, he was hit by an exploding mortar, which left his | 17 | | legs crippled; while waiting with his wounded comrades in the | 18 | | back of a disabled truck, enemy soldiers stormed his position | 19 | | and killed the rest of the survivors; miraculously, Mr. Reeves | 20 | | survived the ordeal; for 3 days, he laid among the dead, while | 21 | | the enemy continued looting around him; after the enemy found | 22 | | him alive in the truck, he was thrown from the vehicle and |
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| 1 | | beaten, but managed to escape once again; unable to walk, he | 2 | | crawled toward the frozen reservoir throughout the night; | 3 | | eventually, he was found by an "Ice Marine", who drove him back | 4 | | to a friendly base; he eventually reached a hospital in Japan, | 5 | | where doctors were forced to amputate his feet and all his | 6 | | fingers; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, H. Edward Reeves worked with the Korean War | 8 | | Memorial project in Phoenix and Washington, D.C.; he was a | 9 | | proud member of his cherished Veterans of the Chosin Few, | 10 | | Chapter 608-Military Order of the Purple Heart and was a member | 11 | | of the Korean War Veterans Association H. Edward Reeves, | 12 | | Chapter 311, which was named after him; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, H. Edward Reeves taught for 25 years in AWANA and | 14 | | served as an evangelist with South American Crusades from 1976 | 15 | | to 1989; he was also a faithful member of Alliance Bible | 16 | | Church; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, H. Edward Reeves was preceded in death by his | 18 | | children, Deborah and Michael Reeves; his parents; and his | 19 | | sister, Louise Studer; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, H. Edward Reeves is survived by his beloved wife | 21 | | of 58 years, Beverly Jean Reeves; his children, John and Ann | 22 | | Reeves, Michelle and Dennis Stewart, Melody and Bill Fisher, |
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| 1 | | Kelly and Steve Lambourne, Kim Reeves, and Cindy and Randy | 2 | | Garman; his 16 grandchildren; his 13 great grandchildren; and | 3 | | his siblings, Grace Tonge, Dick Reeves, James Reeves, and | 4 | | Dorothy Hall; therefore, be it
| 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 6 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 7 | | his family and friends, the passing of Hubert Edward Reeves; | 8 | | and be it further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to the family of H. Edward Reeves as an expression of | 11 | | our sympathy.
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