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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Charles W. "Charlie" "Bob" Weiss of 
4Hampton, who passed away on August 24, 2015; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Charles Weiss was born in Clarion, Iowa on October 
67, 1932 to Charlie E. and Marian F. Smith Weiss; he was raised 
7on the family farm and attended a one-room schoolhouse in Dows, 
8Iowa; he moved to Illinois in 1943; he served in the United 
9States  Army during the Korean Conflict from 1952 to 1954, 
10stationed on the 38th Parallel; he married Valerie Baff on 
11April 17, 1955 at Port Byron Methodist Church; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Charles Weiss started work at the age of 16 at 
13International Harvester in East Moline, where he worked for 43 
14years before retiring; he then contracted with them for 13 more 
15years until the plant closed in 2004; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, Charles Weiss was a member of Hampton Grace 
17Methodist Church for 50 years, a Free Mason for 55 years, Past 
18Patron of the Order of the Eastern Star, and a Hampton 
19volunteer firefighter; and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, Charles Weiss was preceded in death by his 
21parents; his infant daughter, Lisa Jeane; his brother, Harold 
 
 
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1Lee; his sister-in-law, Mary Ann Weiss; and his brother-in law, 
2Jerry Baff; and
  
 
3    WHEREAS, Charles Weiss is survived by his wife of 60 years, 
4Valerie; his daughter, Stacey (Michael) Graham; his son, 
5Charles J. (Melinda) Weiss; his grandchildren, Tami (Guy) 
6Gerard, Jeremy (Teanna) McCabe, Charles Thomas (Sherrod) 
7Weiss, Joseph Weiss, and Hilary Graham (fiance, Jeffery 
8Shaffer); his great-grandchildren, Morgan and Alexis Gerard, 
9Myles and Cole McCabe, and Landen Shaffer; his sister, Betty 
10Baff; and his brothers, William Weiss and Byrl Weiss; 
11therefore, be it
  
 
12    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL 
13ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
14Charles W. "Charlie" "Bob" Weiss, and extend our sincere 
15condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved 
16him; and be it further
  
 
17    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
18presented to  the family of  Charles Weiss as an expression of 
19our deepest sympathy.