Full Text of SR0379 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Charles W. "Charlie" Dukes of | 4 | | Georgetown, who passed away on June 15, 2021; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Charlie Dukes was born to Russell and Florence | 6 | | (Taylor) Dukes on March 30, 1923; he enlisted in the U.S. Army | 7 | | in 1942 and served with the 104th Wolfhound Division in | 8 | | Holland, Belgium, and Germany; he was wounded and captured on | 9 | | Thanksgiving Day in 1944; he was discharged on December 14, | 10 | | 1945, finished college, and married Grace Marie Schwab; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Charlie Dukes worked at, and then managed, the | 12 | | First National Bank in Georgetown; he had numerous other | 13 | | ventures, such as running farm auctions, selling lumber and | 14 | | Tennessee stone, and developing and selling subdivision lots; | 15 | | he retired and spent his time carrying his message to students | 16 | | as a living link to history; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Charlie Dukes was a lifetime member of the | 18 | | American Legion Dornblaser Post #203 in Georgetown, and he | 19 | | helped to establish the memorial honor roll located on the | 20 | | square in Georgetown; he enjoyed camping in his younger years; | 21 | | and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Charlie Dukes authored a tell-all about his | 2 | | nearly six month experience of being a POW in Germany, Good | 3 | | Morning (But the Nightmares Never End), in 1997, with plans | 4 | | for it to be made into a movie in the future; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Charlie Dukes is survived by his wife of 71 | 6 | | years, Grace; together they had four children, Debra (David) | 7 | | Small, Laurie Holman, Kent (Melinda) Dukes, and Robin (Diane) | 8 | | Dukes, eight grandchildren, and ten great-grandchildren; | 9 | | therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 12 | | Charles W. "Charlie" Dukes and extend our sincere condolences | 13 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | 14 | | it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Charlie Dukes as an expression of | 17 | | our deepest sympathy.
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