Full Text of HR1421 95th General Assembly
HR1421 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of
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| Charles Runner of Chicago, who passed away on June 9, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Charles Runner was born on March 25, 1918 in | 6 |
| Washington D.C.; he and his wife, Dorothy, were married in 1945 | 7 |
| in the Thorndyke Hilton Chapel at the University of Chicago | 8 |
| campus by civil rights leader and former Howard University | 9 |
| theology professor Reverend Howard W. Thurman; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Charles Runner received his undergraduate and | 11 |
| medical degrees from Howard University and Howard Medical | 12 |
| School in Washington D.C.; he performed his pediatric residency | 13 |
| at Provident Hospital in Chicago; and
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| WHEREAS, After serving in a United States Army hospital in | 15 |
| Munich, Germany during the Korean War, Dr. Charles Runner | 16 |
| returned to Chicago and set up a practice in 1955 on Chicago's | 17 |
| South Side; Dr. Runner faithfully served the citizens of the | 18 |
| South Side as a pediatrician for over 50 years until his | 19 |
| retirement in 2001; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Charles Runner's medical practice was well | 21 |
| known for its personal approach to medicine, with Dr. Runner |
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| intimately knowing the personal medical histories of the many | 2 |
| families who came to his office generation after generation; | 3 |
| his caring attitude and great knowledge of medicine will be | 4 |
| greatly missed by his many adoring patients; and
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| WHEREAS, As a testament to his love for his fellow man, Dr. | 6 |
| Charles Runner was named one of the first five recipients of | 7 |
| the Martin Luther King Legacy Awards, a prestigious award given | 8 |
| for community service by the Boys and Girls Club of Chicago, in | 9 |
| 1989; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Charles Runner enjoyed opera and jazz and was | 11 |
| a past board member of the Lyric Opera; he was also an avid | 12 |
| photographer, enjoying the hobby well into his retirement; and | 13 |
| WHEREAS, Dr. Charles Runner is survived by his wife, | 14 |
| Dorothy; his daughters, Susan Runner and Shari Carnegie; and | 15 |
| his four grandchildren; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 17 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 18 |
| mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Dr. | 19 |
| Charles Runner; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 |
| presented to the family of Dr. Charles Runner as an expression |
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| of our sympathy.
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