SR1559 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Charles L. Swarts of Oak Park, who passed away on June 16, 2014; and

WHEREAS, Charles Swarts was born in Chicago on April 6, 1925 to Charles E. and Louise Freidman Swarts; he graduated from New Trier Township High School in Winnetka in 1943; he served in the United States Army during World War II and in the Air Force during the Korean War; and

WHEREAS, Charles Swarts graduated from New York Medical College in Valhalla, New York in 1950; he served as an intern at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana and as a pediatric resident at the University of Michigan Poliomyelitis and Respiratory and Rehabilitation Center, during which time he assisted with the beta test of the Salk Vaccine for Polio; from 1958-59, he was a fellow at the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and researched the first breath of infants; he was board certified in pediatrics by the American Board of Pediatrics, and in Allergy and Immunology by the American Board of Allergy and Immunology and the American Board of Pediatrics; and

WHEREAS, In 1960, Charles Swarts moved to Oak Park where he practiced medicine as a pediatrician and allergist until retiring in 2000; during this period, he was on the staffs of the West Suburban Medical Center, Westlake Hospital, and the Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital; he also served as an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics/Allergy at the University of Illinois-Chicago's Presbyterian-St. Luke's Teaching Hospital; he was proud that he actively practiced medicine for 50 years without being sued for malpractice; and

WHEREAS, Charles Swarts was very dedicated to his community; he was as a member of the Optimist Club, the Oak Park-River Forest Chamber of Commerce, and the Oak Park Board of Health, serving as President of each of these organizations; he was especially dedicated to the youth of the community, volunteering at well-baby clinics in the inner city and with the "Bucking Bronchos" (an exercise program for children with severe asthma); he organized and volunteered at the Greater Chicago Chapter of the Allergy and Asthma Foundation of America's summer camp for children with severe asthma; he was a founder of Snuva Inc., a pharmaceutical company specializing in products for people with allergies and auto-immune diseases; he also served in many professional organizations; and

WHEREAS, Charles Swarts was preceded in death by his wife, Jane Evans Swarts; and

WHEREAS, Charles Swarts is survived by his children, Suzanne Winsor, Charles F. (Maxine), and George (Susan); his grandchildren, Carla Winsor, Andrew Winsor, Charles B. Swarts, David Swarts, and Daniel Swarts; his nephews, Tom and John Livingston; and many good friends; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Charles L. Swarts, and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

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