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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Charles B. "Chuck" "Chief" Henrici of Elk
4Grove Village, who passed away on March 5, 2019; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Charles Henrici was born in Skokie to Nicholas and
6Viola (Staak) Henrici; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Charles Henrici considered joining the Lutheran
8ministry before being recruited by his brothers into the family
9business, the fire service; he began his career with the Skokie
10Fire Department in 1958; he then followed his brother Jack to
11Elk Grove Village and joined the Elk Grove Fire Department in
121967; there, he was promoted through all successive ranks and
13retired as Chief in 1988; after his retirement, he served as
14Chief of the River Forest Fire Department until 2002; with a
1540-year commitment to the fire service, he left a lasting
16impact on the profession by focusing on fire prevention,
17supporting the Camp I Am Me for burn survivors, authoring
18hydrogen gas storage standards, and creating the Fire Science
19degree program at Harper Community College; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Charles Henrici was a member of the Elk Grove
21Village Plan Commission for 27 years; he helped shape the
22community through work on several developments, including the

 

 

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1growth of Alexian Brothers Medical Center, Walmart, and Home
2Depot and the redevelopment of the former Grove Mall into the
3Town Center; he was a lifetime member of the Lutheran Church of
4the Holy Spirit; he supported Wal-Camp in Kingston; in his
5retirement, he delighted in serving as the honorary Mayor of
6the Timber Trails cul-de-sac at the Holiday Shores Campground
7in the Wisconsin Dells; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Charles Henrici was preceded in death by his
9parents; and his siblings, Betty Lewandowski, Patricia Gartke,
10Audrey Villani, Nicholas Henrici, Robert Henrici, Virginia
11Kowalski, and Ronald Henrici; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Charles Henrici is survived by his daughters,
13Susanne Henrici Cooper and Kathy Henrici; his son, Charles
14Henrici Jr.; his daughter-in-law, Donna (Allison); their
15daughters, Katie and Kristi; his brother, John "Jack"
16(Maryileen) Henrici; Anni Henrici and Tony Villani; and his
17many nieces and nephews; he will be missed by his many friends
18at Brookdale Senior Living in Hoffman Estates; therefore, be it
 
19    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL
20ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
21Charles B. "Chuck" Chief" Henrici and extend our sincere
22condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved
23him; and be it further
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2presented to the family of Charles Henrici as an expression of
3our deepest sympathy.