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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
John P. Hock of Herrin, who passed away 
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on August 25, 2008; and

 
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    WHEREAS, John P. Hock was born on September 10, 1962 in 
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Carbondale; his parents were Donald and Sue Ellen (Yates) Hock; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, John P. Hock received his bachelor's degree from 
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the University of Southern Indiana; he served in the United 
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States Air Force for eight years; and

 
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    WHEREAS, John P. Hock was employed by Egypt Flowers and had 
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been previously employed as a schoolteacher; and
 
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    WHEREAS, John P. Hock was an avid golfer; and

 
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    WHEREAS, John P. Hock was preceded in death by his father; 
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his grandparents, Paul and Mary Yates; his grandfather, Claude 
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Hock; his aunt, Mary Ann Yates; and his special angels, Ashley 
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and Jessica Ruzick; and

 
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    WHEREAS, John P. Hock is survived by his mother; his sister 
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and brother-in-law, Christy and Doug Gribble; his nephews, 
 


 






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Jackson and Alex Gribble; his grandmother, Virginia Hock; his 
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aunts and uncles, Ted and Ruby Holmes, Tony and Jane Morgan 
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Colp, and Charlotte and Ronnie Aissie; and his several cousins 
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and special friends, Cheryl and her daughter and Stevie Ruzich; 
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therefore, 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, along with 
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his family and friends, the passing of John P. Hock; 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 John P. Hock as an expression of our 
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sympathy.