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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois 
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learned with regret of the death of Charles Edward "Chuck" 
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Curry on August 21, 2004; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Curry was born on January 22, 1934 in Jackson, 
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Tennessee to Ersula Curry; he attended St. Joseph's Catholic 
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School for Boys and Merry High School; he received a 
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scholarship to Lane College, where he sang tenor, pledged Omega 
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Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., and graduated in 1955; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Curry valiantly served his country as a member 
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of the U.S. Army; he relocated to Chicago and worked for the 
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U.S. Post Office and in the Chicago Public Schools as a teacher 
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at the Mason Upper Grade Center; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Curry married Beverly Moore in the fall of 
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1961; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He worked in various professional positions where 
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his gregarious personality served him well; he joined the staff 
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of the Chicago Youth Centers and was an effective worker with 
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street gang members; he later joined the staff of the YMCA of 
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Metropolitan Chicago, where his innate leadership helped to 
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pioneer "Youth Action", a city-wide collaborative initiative 
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to provide outreach services to street gangs; and

 
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    WHEREAS, In 1970, Mr. Curry joined the Quaker Oats Company 
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as a Manager of Community Affairs; he continued his dedicated 
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efforts to his community by serving on the boards of various 
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social service and community-based organizations, including 
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the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago, Westside Association for 
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Community Action, Urban Programs West, and many others; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Through his dual role at the Quaker Oats Company 
 


 






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and the Quaker Oats Foundation, Mr. Curry was a staunch 
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advocate for youth and continued to find ways to support 
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programs and their efforts on behalf of underserved children, 
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their families, and their communities; he served in a variety 
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of leadership roles, most recently as the President of the 
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Board of Directors of the Westside Association for Community 
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Action Foundations and as the president of the Rat Pack, Inc., 
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a national organization with chapters throughout the U.S.; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The passing of Mr. Curry has been deeply felt by 
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many, especially his wife, Beverly; his sons, Charles F., David 
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E. (Jennifer), and Michael A.; his grandchildren, Grant Charles 
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and Jackson Riley; his mother-in-law, Dora Moore; his 
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brothers-in-law, Frankie Lee (Pearl), Ronnie (Erna), and Jake 
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(Denise); his sisters-in-law, Jackie Moore, Millicent McGhee, 
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and Jerilyn Brown; his cousins, Helen Osborne, Earl Mae Thomas, 
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Joann Carey, Perry Roosevelt, and Denny Curry; and his many 
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nieces, nephews, other relatives, and a legion of friends; 
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therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
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Charles Edward "Chuck" Curry, and we extend our sincerest 
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condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved 
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him; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Mr. Curry as an expression of our 
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deepest sympathy.