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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
3 | learn of the death of Charles "Chuck" Cuda of McHenry, who | ||||||
4 | passed away on January 27, 2017 at the age of 92; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Charles Cuda was born in Cicero, the youngest of | ||||||
6 | eight children of Vaclav and Marie (Zverina) Cuda on August 19, | ||||||
7 | 1924; he was raised and educated in Cicero where he was a | ||||||
8 | starting guard for the State Champion Morton High School | ||||||
9 | basketball team before graduating with the Class of 1942; | ||||||
10 | following high school, he entered the United States Army Air | ||||||
11 | Corps during World War II, where he served stateside as an | ||||||
12 | instructor at bombardier school; following his military | ||||||
13 | service, he met a young woman from his neighborhood who would | ||||||
14 | become the love of his life, Anna Mae "Annie" Vyskocil; they | ||||||
15 | married at Blessed Sacrament Rectory in Chicago on August 10, | ||||||
16 | 1947; and
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17 | WHEREAS, Charles Cuda continued his education at Michigan | ||||||
18 | State University, where he also played basketball while | ||||||
19 | pursuing his degree in Business Education; after earning his | ||||||
20 | Bachelor of Science, he landed his first teaching job at Howe | ||||||
21 | Military School in Indiana; when the school year ended, he | ||||||
22 | moved to McHenry, where he enjoyed the remainder of his | ||||||
23 | teaching career with McHenry High School District 156; he |
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1 | continued his education by attending night school, earning a | ||||||
2 | master's degree from Northern Illinois University; and
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3 | WHEREAS, Charles Cuda remarkably missed only six school | ||||||
4 | days during his over 38-year distinguished career with District | ||||||
5 | 156; he coached golf for the entire 38 years with the district | ||||||
6 | and also coached basketball and football for many years; he | ||||||
7 | will be remembered as a dedicated teacher who influenced the | ||||||
8 | lives of thousands of students throughout his long career; | ||||||
9 | prior to retiring in 1989, he proudly served the district | ||||||
10 | teaching Business Education and later was instrumental in the | ||||||
11 | development and implementation of the Diversified Occupations | ||||||
12 | program; he was involved in umpiring and refereeing throughout | ||||||
13 | the area; during summers off from school in the 1960s and early | ||||||
14 | 1970s, he worked as a cement finisher for Wm. Tonyan & Sons, | ||||||
15 | using skills he learned as a young man from his father; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Charles Cuda enjoyed playing golf, racquetball, | ||||||
17 | and ping-pong; he played softball for Bimbo's for many years, | ||||||
18 | and enjoyed participating in activities at the Riverside Social | ||||||
19 | Athletic Club; a fan of playing bridge for most of his life, he | ||||||
20 | loved being involved in bridge clubs; he was a member of the | ||||||
21 | American Legion Post 491 in McHenry; he especially enjoyed time | ||||||
22 | spent at the family vacation home in Crivitz, Wisconsin, where | ||||||
23 | he loved to go fishing and relax; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Charles Cuda was preceded in death by his parents; | ||||||
2 | six brothers and one sister; and | ||||||
3 | WHEREAS, Charles Cuda is survived by his wife of 69 years, | ||||||
4 | Annie; two sons, Frank (Ann) Cuda, and Steve (Annette) Cuda; | ||||||
5 | and seven grandchildren, Andrew, Leigh, Jay, and Alex Cuda, and | ||||||
6 | Elizabeth Cuda, Maria (Kevin) Hill, and Kathryn Cuda; | ||||||
7 | therefore, be it
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8 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
9 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
10 | Charles Cuda, and extend our sincere condolences to his family, | ||||||
11 | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
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12 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
13 | presented to the family of Charles Cuda as an expression of our | ||||||
14 | deepest sympathy.
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