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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 G. Rakers of Aviston, who passed |
| 4 | | away on July 29, 2014; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Charles Rakers was born in Aviston on July 5, 1939 |
| 6 | | to Bernard and Gertrude (nee Hellmann) Rakers, Sr.; he married |
| 7 | | Dolores Imming on June 5, 1962 in Aviston; he was a veteran of |
| 8 | | the United States Army Reserve; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Charles Rakers worked for Markus Cabinet |
| 10 | | Manufacturing in Aviston, and then for Aviston Lumber for 38 |
| 11 | | years; he retired from the Centralia Correctional Facility as a |
| 12 | | central management services garage foreman; he was a retired |
| 13 | | member of the Aviston Fire Department, a former Board Member |
| 14 | | for the Village of Aviston from 1983 to 1989, the former mayor |
| 15 | | of the Village of Aviston from 1989 to 2009, a member of the |
| 16 | | Clinton County Board, and a member and former Chairman of the |
| 17 | | Clinton County Republican Central Committee; and
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| 18 | | WHEREAS, Charles Rakers enjoyed being at his clubhouse, |
| 19 | | "Rakers Acres"; he was a member of St. Francis Parish of Assisi |
| 20 | | in Aviston; and
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| 21 | | WHEREAS, Charles Rakers was preceded in death by his wife, |
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| 1 | | Dolores; his parents, Bernard and Gertrude Rakers, Sr.; 3 |
| 2 | | brothers, Ben, Tony, and Al Rakers; 2 sisters, Annie Kalmer and |
| 3 | | Mary "Sally" Haselhorst; and sisters-in-law and |
| 4 | | brothers-in-law, Clara Rakers, Leona Rakers, Vincent Kalmer, |
| 5 | | Rita Rakers, Vic Kalmer, Robert Haselhorst, Vince Langenhorst, |
| 6 | | David Heimann, Walter Toennies, Arleen Lochridge, Marilyn |
| 7 | | Kuhl, and Marge Kerkemeyer; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Charles Rakers is survived by his 2 sons, Gary |
| 9 | | (Kathleen) Rakers and Michael (Kimberly) Rakers; 5 |
| 10 | | grandchildren, April (Jason) Kohnen, Amanda (David) Erlinger, |
| 11 | | Jessica Rakers, Jacob Rakers, and Ben Rakers; 2 |
| 12 | | great-grandchildren, Sarah and Meagan Kohnen; a brother, Jim |
| 13 | | (Marilyn) Rakers; 4 sisters, Rita Kalmer, Delores Langenhorst, |
| 14 | | Johanna Heimann, and Julie Toennies; brothers-in-law and |
| 15 | | sister-in-law, Robert Lochridge, Matthew Kuhl, Paul |
| 16 | | Kerkemeyer, and Ruth and Raymond Blumenstein; and many nieces, |
| 17 | | nephews, and cousins; therefore, be it
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| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL |
| 19 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 20 | | Charles G. Rakers, and extend our sincere condolences to his |
| 21 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
| 22 | | further
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| 23 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |