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92_SR0199
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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to
3 express their sincere condolences to the family and friends
4 of Atha Hurt, who passed away on June 20, 2001; and
5 WHEREAS, Atha Hurt was born on January 5, 1941 in
6 Memphis, Tennessee to Oscar and Millie Hurt; he attended
7 Public School in Shelby County, Tennessee and was a member of
8 Spring Hill Baptist Church in Memphis; and
9 WHEREAS, Atha Hurt moved to Chicago, Illinois in the
10 early 1960s; he married Hazel Lee Clark on December 24, 1965;
11 they are the parents of six children; and
12 WHEREAS, Atha Hurt was employed at Pettibone Steel Mill,
13 Rival Company, Schwinn Bicycle, and Helene Curtis; and
14 WHEREAS, Atha Hurt, affectionately called, "Big Man" and
15 "Hubb Toe", reached out to many that he knew in more ways
16 than one; and
17 WHEREAS, The passing of Atha Hurt will be deeply felt by
18 all who knew and loved him, especially his wife, Hazel; his
19 daughters, Natalie and Pamela; his sons, Ivan (wife, Tonya)
20 and Ephriam (wife, Theresa); his grandchildren, Quaashea,
21 Hazel Nickcole, Jarvis, Erin, Loren, Krystal, and Keundre;
22 his great grandchildren, Diamon and Jada; his sister, Mary;
23 his brothers, Otis "Pete" (wife, Magnolia), Major "Slick",
24 Oscar, and Charles; his aunts, Susie and Chairaty; his uncle,
25 Carey; his sisters-in-law, Rollan, Vernestein, Zelda, and
26 Nancy (husband, Thomas); his niece, Jenia Hurt; and a host of
27 other relatives and friends; therefore, be it
28 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SECOND GENERAL
29 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
30 all who knew him, the death of Atha Hurt of Chicago,
31 Illinois; and be it further
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1 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2 presented to the family of Atha Hurt with our sincere
3 condolences.