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92_SR0537
LRB9218255HShs
1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, Members of the Senate of the State of Illinois
3 were saddened to learn of the death of John R. Hillman of
4 Eureka on Tuesday, November 5, 2002; and
5 WHEREAS, Mr. Hillman was born May 31, 1920 in Knoxville
6 to John W. and Luella Bell Hillman; he married Ann Joseph on
7 November 11, 1949 in Burlington, Iowa; she preceded him in
8 death on January 2, 1968; he married Anna "Becky" Driscoll on
9 January 23, 1969 in Peoria; and
10 WHEREAS, Mr. Hillman served in the U.S. Army Air Force in
11 World War II and attained the rank of sergeant; and
12 WHEREAS, Mr. Hillman was a baker and owned and operated
13 Hillman's Pastry in Eureka from 1951 until retiring in 1976;
14 he then moved to Sebring, Florida, where he worked for the
15 Sebring News; and
16 WHEREAS, His passing will be deeply felt by all who knew
17 him, especially his wife, Anna "Becky" Driscoll Hillman; his
18 daughter, Gloria (Mrs. John) Phelps; his sons, John, Richard
19 (and Linda), Robert (and Kathy) and Russell (and Angie); his
20 stepsons, Charles (and Kathleen) Roberts and Terrance
21 Roberts; his stepdaughters, Maureen Lee and Cheryl (Mrs.
22 Simon) Knopf; his sister, Opal Minor; seventeen
23 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren; therefore, be
24 it
25 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SECOND GENERAL
26 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing
27 of John R. Hillman and offer our sincere condolences to his
28 family and friends; and be it further
29 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
30 presented to the family of John R. Hillman.