SR0049 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to express their sincere condolences to the family and friends of Charlotte T. Reid of Aurora, who passed away on January 25, 2007; and

WHEREAS, Charlotte Reid was born in Kankakee on September 27, 1913; her parents were Edward and Ethel (Stith) Thompson; and

WHEREAS, Charlotte Reid attended the Aurora public schools, and spent two years at Illinois College in Jacksonville; she received honorary degrees from John Marshall Law School in Chicago, Illinois College, and Aurora University; and

WHEREAS, Charlotte Reid studied voice in Chicago under Louise Gilbert and was a featured vocalist on the NBC radio show, Don McNeil's Breakfast Club, singing under her professional name, Annette King; she also sang on Club Matinee and Sunday Dinner at Aunt Fannie's, both NBC radio shows; and

WHEREAS, After the death of her husband, Frank Reid in 1962, Charlotte Reid was chosen to replace him on the ballot as the nominee for the 15th Congressional District Representative seat; she won the seat and was re-elected four times; while in Congress she served on the Appropriations Committee, Interior and Insular Affairs Committee, Public Works Committee, House Republican Policy Committee, and the Standards of Office and Conduct Committee; in 1964 she addressed the Republican National Convention in San Francisco and in 1968 addressed the Convention in Miami; and

WHEREAS, Charlotte Reid was a friend to President Kennedy, President Johnson, and President Nixon; she served in Congress with future President Gerald Ford and also remained friends with him throughout the years; and

WHEREAS, During her fifth term in Washington, Charlotte Reid was appointed to the Federal Communications Commission (F.C.C.) by then President Nixon; she served as the commissioner of defense and was placed in charge of following developments in the field of emergency preparedness and defense mobilization; she served with the F.C.C. until 1976; after leaving the F.C.C. she was elected to several boards of directors, including Motorola and Mid-Atlantic Bank in New Jersey; and

WHEREAS, Former Secretary of Defense Casper Weinberger appointed Charlotte Reid to serve on the Board of Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services in 1982; President Ronald Reagan appointed her to serve on the Presidential Task Force on International Private Enterprise; and she served on the Board of Governors of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University; and

WHEREAS, Charlotte Reid enjoyed music, golf, and politics; she played golf for many years and loved watching golf tournaments; she would watch television programs that dealt with local, national, and international issues, and enjoyed old musicals; and she spent summers at her home in Flint, Michigan; and

WHEREAS, She was helped the last few years in Aurora by her dear neighbors, Perline Hayden and Beth Grant; and

WHEREAS, Charlotte Reid was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Reid, and her son, Edward T. Reid; and

WHEREAS, Charlotte Reid is survived by her daughters, State Representative Patricia (George) Reid Lindner and Susan (Todd) Lewis; her son, Frank Reid; her grandchildren, Tom (Stacy) Reid, Mike (Pepi) Linder, Jon (Karen) Lindner, Brooks (Blueberry) Lindner, Courtney (Leather) Lindner Storrs, Frank Reid, Stacy (Bill) Reid Tsozrapos, and Jonathon Lewis; and her thirteen great-grandchildren; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we extend condolences to the family and friends of Charlotte Reid at this time of loss; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Charlotte Reid as a symbol of our sympathy and respect.