SR0387 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois learned with regret of the death of Charles Hugh Hogan of Herrin on Tuesday, July 19, 2005; and

WHEREAS, He was born on February 25, 1943, in Rosiclare to Charles and Geneva Ferrell Hogan; he was a 1961 graduate of Herrin High School and received a Bachelor of Science degree in police science and criminology in l974 from York College in York, Pennsylvania; he married Effie Bess Passas on February 23, 1969, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania; and

WHEREAS, He valiantly served his country as a member of the U.S. Army and was a veteran of the Vietnam War; he received the bronze medal star for meritorious achievement in ground operations against hostile forces in Vietnam; during his ten years in the military he was devoted to duty, honor, and country; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Hogan served 20 years with the Lancaster Bureau of Police of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, from 1974 to 1994; he was a patrolman for nine years and worked on foot, in a cruiser, or on a motorcycle; he was a detective for eleven years; he investigated all types of criminal offenses; his 20 year law enforcement career was dedicated to serving and protecting his community of Lancaster, Pennsylvania; he took care of all of those he loved in the same way; and

WHEREAS, After his retirement in 1994, he opened Alpha Omega Investigative Services in Lancaster, which he managed and operated until he returned to Herrin in 2001; he owned and operated A-O Investigative Services in Southern Illinois until 2004; he was a member of the Fraternal Order of Police; he will be missed by his family, his larger family of work associates, and his friends both on the East Coast and in his native Herrin; and

WHEREAS, He enjoyed boating on the Chesapeake Bay, motorcycle riding, playing pool, golf, and dancing; he was a weekly volunteer at the Marion VA Medical Center, and he loved watching old westerns and war movies; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Hogan was a member of the Herrin Elks Club, the Crab Orchard Golf Club in Carterville, the GWRRA (Gold Wing Road Riders Association) Chapter Q in Carbondale, the Blue Knights of Herrin, the AHEPA Chapter No. 71 (American Hellenic Education Progress Association), and the Lancaster Annunciation Orthodox Church; and

WHEREAS, The passing of Charles Hugh Hogan has been deeply felt by many, especially his wife, Bess Hogan; his daughters and son-in-law, Halane Elizabeth Hogan and Nina and Ryan Thiele; his son, Charles Hugh Hogan II; his grandchildren, Nina Rose Marley, Chelsea Lynn Hogan, and Charles Hugh Hogan III; his godson, Vinnie Phemister; his sisters and brother-in-law, Virginia Crouse and Kay and John Brown; his sisters-in-law, Diana Stamatakos and Vaso Passas; his niece, Kim Brown; his nephews and their families, Jett Crouse, Brett Crouse, and Kevin Brown; his great-nephews, Kerry Nissley and Steven Stamatakos; and his many good friends; he was preceded in death by his parents; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Charles Hugh Hogan, and we extend our deepest sympathy 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 his family as an expression of our sincerest condolences.