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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
Herman L. Cornish of Peoria, who passed 
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away on February 18, 2008; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Herman Cornish was born on May 16, 1933 in Peoria; 
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his parents were William Harper and Clara Mae Thompson-Thomas 
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Cornish; he married Dorothy Greene on April 16, 1960 in Peoria; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, Herman Cornish served in the United States Army 
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during the Korean Conflict; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Herman Cornish was employed with the Peoria Police 
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Department as a detective on the vice squad, serving from 1956 
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until his retirement in 1979 at the rank of sergeant; he was 
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instrumental in the establishment of the Police-Community 
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Relations Department, where the Officer Friendly Program was 
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initiated; and

 
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    WHEREAS, After his retirement from the Peoria Police 
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Department, Herman Cornish worked at Caterpillar Inc. as a 
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security officer; he went on to serve as fire marshal at 
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Methodist Medical Center; in 1989, he became the chief of 
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police for the Peoria Park District, serving until his 
 


 






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retirement in 1997; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Herman Cornish was the recipient of the 
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Afro-American Police Award; he was also an inductee into the 
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African-American Hall of Fame; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Herman Cornish was a member of St. Vincent de Paul 
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Catholic Church; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Herman Cornish was preceded in death by his 
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parents; his sister; and his two brothers; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Herman Cornish is survived by his wife, Dr. 
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Dorothy Cornish; his son, Kenneth (Veara) Cornish; his 
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daughters, Janet (George) Davis and Kelly (Deron) Robbins; his 
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10 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren; his sister, Mary 
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Margaret Cornish; his brother, Loren (Frances) Cornish; and his 
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many nieces and nephews; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Herman Cornish will be remembered by all who knew 
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and loved him as a person with an uncanny sense of humor, who 
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was well-loved and respected by all who knew him; therefore, be 
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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, along with 
 


 






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his family and friends, the passing of Herman Cornish; and be 
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it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Herman Cornish as an expression of 
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our sympathy.