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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
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learn of the death of Alfred "Shorty" Hurndon, Jr. of  Waukegan, 
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who passed away on December 15, 2007; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Alfred "Shorty" Hurndon, Jr. was the son of the 
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late Alfred and Sarah Bledsoe Hurndon, and was born January 6, 
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1931 in Waukegan; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He graduated from Waukegan Township High School 
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and lived in Waukegan all his life; and

 
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    WHEREAS, In his younger years he was a prodigy of the late 
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Doctor Eugene King of Waukegan; he retired from American Steel 
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and Wire and the State of Illinois Tollway Authority; and he 
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served his country in the United States Marine Corps; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was a member of the Little Fort Elks in North 
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Chicago; he loved to meet with his friends early every morning 
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at McDonalds for coffee and chat; and
 
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    WHEREAS,

Alfred Hurndon, Jr.  was preceded in death by his 
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parents; his sister, Shirlene Fisher; and his late wife, 
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Ophelia Hurndon; and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, He leaves to cherish his memory a special friend, 
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Irene Jones; his three daughters, Yvonne (George) Mitchell, 
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Gwynetta (Bruce) Nevils, and Ramelle (Gregory) Eubanks; his 
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four grandchildren; his two nephews; and his goddaughter; a 
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host of great-grandchildren; and many dear friends; therefore, 
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be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
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Alfred "Shorty" Hurndon, Jr. and express our sincere 
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condolences to his family and friends at this time; and be it 
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further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Alfred "Shorty" Hurndon, Jr. as a 
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symbol of our sincere sympathy.