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1		SENATE RESOLUTION
2		WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
3		to learn of the death of Emiel Hamberlin Jr., Ph.D.; and
4		WHEREAS, Dr. Hamberlin was born to Emile and Douglas
5		(Olga) Hamberlin in Fayette, Mississippi on November 8, 1939;
6		he began attending Alcorn State University in 1964, where he
7		earned a Bachelor of Arts in Biology and became a member of
8		Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.; he married his wife, Minnie,
9		in 1965; he moved to Chicago after graduating college; at the
10		University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, he earned his Master
11		of Education in Vocational Education in 1978 and his Doctor of
12		Philosophy in Horticulture in 1982; he later received a degree
13		in advanced studies at Northwestern University in 1993; and
14		WHEREAS, Dr. Hamberlin valued education throughout his
15		36-year teaching career at Jean Baptiste Point DuSable High
16		School in Chicago; he believed education to be the key to
17		upward mobility and should be fair and equitable; he
18		encouraged his students to receive the best education possible
19		and expanded their academic horizons where he was able, which
20		included providing such opportunities as exploring nature,
21		visiting museums, going on various field trips, and engaging
22		in hands-on activities; he encouraged and assisted many of his
23		students in attending and graduating from a number of esteemed

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1		colleges and universities; and
2		WHEREAS, Dr. Hamberlin received many academic and special
3		recognition awards, including the Will/Cook County
4		Conservation Award in 1978, the State of Illinois Master
5		Teacher Award in 1980, an award for community service from the
6		Ora Higgins Youth Foundation in 1985, the Citizen Schools
7		Committee School Improvement Award in 1990, an award from the
8		Kohl Family Foundation in 1992, the Golden Apple Teacher Award
9		in 1996, and an award from the Harold Washington Cultural
10		Center in 2022; he was named the 1971 City of Chicago Teacher
11		of the Year, the 1974 Outstanding Secondary Educator of
12		America, the 1975 Professional Personnel Director
13		Environmental Educator, and the 1977 Teacher of the Year by
14		the Illinois State Board of Education; he was also featured as
15		an extraordinary instructor on ABC's 20/20 with Hugh Downs in
16		1977 and was mentioned in Who's Who Among Black Americans in
17		1988, Newsweek Magazine in 1986, and the 2004 book, America
18		Behind the Colored Lines, by Henry Louis Gates; and
19		WHEREAS, Dr. Hamberlin committed to his faith at an early
20		age in Fayette, Mississippi; after moving to Chicago, he
21		joined Liberty Baptist Church, where he became a very active
22		member, a deacon, and a trustee; and
23		WHEREAS, Dr. Hamberlin was a devoted husband, a loving and

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1		nurturing father, a doting grandfather, and a dedicated
2		educator affectionately known as "Doc" by many; he will be
3		remembered for his wisdom, his commitment to education, and
4		the impact he made on the lives of his students; and
5		WHEREAS, Dr. Hamberlin was the husband of Minnie for 59
6		years; the father of Emiel Hamberlin III and Mark Hamberlin;
7		the grandfather of Emiel IV, Kenneth, Angela, and Jordan; the
8		brother of the late Jacqueline Brown Lowe, McKinley (Keith)
9		Hamberlin, James (Julia) Hamberlin, the late Herman Hamberlin,
10		and Lavern (Pastor Mary) Hamberlin; the cousin of James Brown;
11		and the uncle of many; therefore, be it
12		RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL
13		ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
14		Emiel Hamberlin Jr., Ph.D., and extend our sincere condolences
15		to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be
16		it further