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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
| 3 | to learn of the death of William "Bill" Warren Chase of Corey | ||||||
| 4 | Lake, Michigan, who passed away on June 25, 2021 at the age of | ||||||
| 5 | 91; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Bill Chase was born in Oak Park on July 30, 1930; | ||||||
| 7 | he graduated from Oak Park and River Forest High School, where | ||||||
| 8 | he met his wife of 67 years, Charlene Lois; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Many of Bill Chase's fondest childhood memories | ||||||
| 10 | occurred at his family's lake home in Three Rivers, Michigan, | ||||||
| 11 | which bordered Corey Lake; during these getaways, he developed | ||||||
| 12 | a passion for waterskiing; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Bill Chase was a member of his high school and | ||||||
| 14 | college swim teams; he attended North Central College in | ||||||
| 15 | Naperville; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Bill Chase ran successful vending and home | ||||||
| 17 | security businesses during the time he resided in River | ||||||
| 18 | Forest; his son was a business partner; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Bill Chase held positions on numerous boards of | ||||||
| 20 | trustees in Illinois and Michigan, such as the Service Club of | ||||||
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| 1 | Oak Park and the YMCA; other professional and personal | ||||||
| 2 | memberships included the St. Joseph County Planning | ||||||
| 3 | Commission, Fabius Township Board of Appeals, St. Joseph | ||||||
| 4 | County Conservation Club, Rotary Club, Corey Lake Association, | ||||||
| 5 | and the Corey Lake Yacht Club; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Upon a permanent relocation to Michigan, Bill | ||||||
| 7 | Chase became a public servant; after 12 years, he retired from | ||||||
| 8 | the Michigan Department of Transportation at age 72; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Bill Chase parlayed his love of duck hunting, | ||||||
| 10 | which he was introduced to by his uncle, into a recreational | ||||||
| 11 | career as a skeet shooting instructor; one of his most | ||||||
| 12 | prominent students was Paul Harvey; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Bill Chase was also a talented curling athlete; | ||||||
| 14 | he represented Illinois at championships in Fairbanks, Alaska | ||||||
| 15 | and Quebec, Canada; his wife even joined him in the | ||||||
| 16 | competitive sport; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Another one of Bill Chase's favorite pastimes was | ||||||
| 18 | antique furniture restoration; his signature project was a | ||||||
| 19 | 1955 Chris-Craft, which he finished the year his son was born; | ||||||
| 20 | this boat was featured in many Fourth of July water parades; | ||||||
| 21 | and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Bill Chase is survived by his wife, Charlene; his | ||||||
| 2 | children, Curtis, Sandra, and Jennifer; his twin grandsons, | ||||||
| 3 | Kyle and Matthew (Rachel) Bloch; his great-granddaughter, | ||||||
| 4 | Finley Jane; his siblings, James (Patricia) and Mary; his | ||||||
| 5 | sisters-in-law, Carol White and Dorothy Cole; and his many | ||||||
| 6 | nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and great-nephews; therefore, | ||||||
| 7 | be it
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| 8 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | ||||||
| 9 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 10 | William "Bill" Warren Chase and extend our sincere condolences | ||||||
| 11 | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | ||||||
| 12 | it further
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| 13 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 14 | presented to the family of Bill Chase as an expression of our | ||||||
| 15 | deepest sympathy.
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