Bill Text: IL HR0103 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Charles "Chuck" Oliger of Mahomet.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2009-02-20 - Resolution Adopted [HR0103 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HR0103-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Charles | ||||||
| 4 | "Chuck" Oliger of Mahomet, who passed away on January 2, 2009; | ||||||
| 5 | and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Chuck Oliger was born on June 6, 1935, to | ||||||
| 7 | Sylvester John and Ruth Oliger; he graduated from Champaign | ||||||
| 8 | High School, having lettered in both wrestling and track; after | ||||||
| 9 | graduation he married Shirley and they moved to Mahomet, where | ||||||
| 10 | they started their family; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Chuck loved Mahomet, having been a dedicated | ||||||
| 12 | public servant for 23 years, serving three years on the plan | ||||||
| 13 | and zoning commission, eight years on the city council, and | ||||||
| 14 | concluding with 12 years as mayor; he was proud of his | ||||||
| 15 | accomplishments, most notably acquiring the land for what is | ||||||
| 16 | now known as Barber Park and the extension of city services | ||||||
| 17 | along the Illinois 150 corridor, which enabled the city to | ||||||
| 18 | grow; in recognition of his years of dedicated service and | ||||||
| 19 | leadership, the village of Mahomet recently named Main Street | ||||||
| 20 | after him; and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, He worked for 30 years as a cement finisher (Local | ||||||
| 22 | 143); he spent much of his time in his shop and was well known | ||||||
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| 1 | for his woodworking and the making of flag cases for VFW Post | ||||||
| 2 | 5520 in Champaign;
he enjoyed fishing trips with his brothers | ||||||
| 3 | to Arkansas and the family reunions at the family cabin; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by three sisters, Mary | ||||||
| 5 | Heath, Barbara Ann, and Colleen Oliger; and two brothers, John | ||||||
| 6 | and David Oliger; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Chuck Oliger is survived by his loving wife of 53 | ||||||
| 8 | years, Shirley; his three children, Chuck (Barbara), Susan | ||||||
| 9 | Oliger, and Bill Oliger; his six sisters, Lillian Legrand, | ||||||
| 10 | Clara Jennings, Helen Stahl, Ida Tarter, Sara Stauffer, and | ||||||
| 11 | Betty Sherrill; therefore, be it
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| 12 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 13 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 14 | mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of | ||||||
| 15 | Charles "Chuck" Oliger; and be it further
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| 16 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 17 | presented to the family of Charles Oliger as a symbol of our | ||||||
| 18 | sincere sympathy.
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