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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Lawrence Augustus Hutcherson, who passed
4away on August 9, 2015; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Lawrence Hutcherson was born in St. Simons Island,
6Georgia on December 17, 1937 to Charlie Hutcherson and Ludene
7Sutton Hutcherson; he attended Glynn County public schools and
8graduated from Risley High School; he served in the United
9States Army during the Korean War; he attended Paine College
10and married his wife Ernestine in 1965; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Lawrence Hutcherson was active in Emmanuel
12Baptist Church, Holy Name of Mary Church, and the Cathedral of
13Joy Baptist Church; at Holy Name of Mary, he served as an
14usher, as a member of the Knights of Peter Claver, as a member
15of the men's choir, and as a Cub Scout and Boy Scout Master; in
161989, he became a member of Cathedral of Joy Baptist Church,
17where he was the pastor's adjutant and worked with the Sunday
18school, Gideon's Army, the youth ministry, the administrative
19team, and wherever else he was needed; he also served as a
20deacon for the past 25 years and established the Champions for
21Change for the church's early childhood educational center; and
 
22    WHEREAS, Outside of the church, Lawrence Hutcherson served

 

 

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1as a counselor to troubled youth in various communities, worked
2alongside various politicians, served as President of the
3Jaycees, and worked with Citizen Newspaper and Operation PUSH;
4he sold World Books in addition to many other products to
5benefit others; he also owned small businesses; he retired from
6Crane Tech as a guidance Counselor and as a substitute teacher
7in the Hammond, Indiana school system; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Lawrence Hutcherson was preceded in death by his
9wife, Ernestine; his father, Charlie Hutcherson, Sr.; his
10mother, Ludene Sutton Hutcherson; his 2 sisters, Evelyn
11Hutcherson and Caretha Hutcherson Stevens; and his brother,
12Alonzo "Bubba" Hutcherson; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Lawrence Hutcherson is survived by his 2 children,
14Andricus and Anitra; his grandcat Josephine; his brother,
15Charlie Hutcherson (Margaret); and a host of nieces, nephews,
16other relatives, and friends; therefore, be it
 
17    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL
18ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
19Lawrence Augustus Hutcherson, and extend our sincere
20condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved
21him; and be it further
 
22    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be

 

 

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1presented to the family of Lawrence Hutcherson as an expression
2of our deepest sympathy.