SR0023 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Charles A. "Chuck" McBride, Jr., who passed away on December 10, 2014; and

WHEREAS, Charles McBride, Jr. was born in Frederic, Wisconsin on August 13, 1932 and moved to Waukegan with his family in 1936; he graduated from Waukegan Township High School in June of 1950; he attended the University of Illinois on a Naval ROTC Scholarship; he obtained his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering in January of 1956, and was commissioned as an Ensign in the United States Navy on the same date; he served in the Navy for 3 years with the Pacific Fleet on an Amphibious Attack Cargo ship; and

WHEREAS, Charles McBride, Jr. returned to Waukegan in January of 1959 and worked for Bleck Engineering in Waukegan; he also worked for Consoer, Townsend and Associates in Chicago and Post, Buckley, Schuh and Jernigan in Hialeah, Florida; he retired from McClure Engineering Associates, Inc. in Waukegan in July of 2002 after 37 years as a Registered Professional Engineer; and

WHEREAS, Charles McBride, Jr. was very active in Christ Episcopal Church in Waukegan, serving as a Vestryperson and as Junior and Senior Wardens; he sang in the Waukegan Swedish Glee Club from 1960 to 1973; in 1976, after returning to Libertyville, he served as President of the Exchange Club of Grayslake and was a member of the Lake County Chapter of the Illinois Society of Engineers, the Christ Church's Men's Club, and the Lake County Shrine Club; he was a Master Mason and a member of Waukegan Masonic Lodge #78 Ancient Free and Accepted Masons and the Medinah Shrine; he also served with the Lake County Clerk's Office as an election judge for many years; and

WHEREAS, Charles McBride, Jr. was preceded in death by his father, Charles A. McBride, Sr.; and

WHEREAS, Charles McBride, Jr. is survived by his wife of 57 years, Susan; his children, Kimlet Jo Nichols (Kelly), Charles A. McBride, III (Cindee), and Sean McBride; his 2 grandchildren, Tara Nichols Gehrls (Mike) and Ryan Nichols (Gretchen); his great-grandchild, Haydn Nichols Gehrls; and his mother, Elverna; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Charles A. "Chuck" McBride, Jr., 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 McBride, Jr. as an expression of our deepest sympathy.