Bill Text: IL HR0399 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Charles Dukes.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-09-09 - Resolution Adopted [HR0399 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HR0399-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 | "Charlie" W. Dukes of Georgetown, who passed away on June 15, | ||||||
5 | 2021; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Charlie Dukes was born in Georgetown on March 30, | ||||||
7 | 1923 to Russell and Florence {Taylor} Dukes; he enlisted in | ||||||
8 | the Army in 1942; he was wounded and captured on Thanksgiving | ||||||
9 | Day in 1944; after his discharge from the Army on December 14, | ||||||
10 | 1945, he finished college and married his college sweetheart, | ||||||
11 | Grace Marie Schwab; they had four children, Debra (David) | ||||||
12 | Small, Laurie Holman, Kent (Melinda) Dukes, and Robin (Diane) | ||||||
13 | Dukes, as well as eight grandchildren and ten | ||||||
14 | great-grandchildren and celebrated 71 years together; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Charlie Dukes worked as a banker and had other | ||||||
16 | self-employed ventures; in retirement, he spent his time | ||||||
17 | speaking to students as a living link to history; he | ||||||
18 | emphasized self-discipline and cautioned young people to guard | ||||||
19 | their freedom; and
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20 | WHEREAS, Charlie Dukes was a lifetime member of American | ||||||
21 | Legion Dornblaser Post #203 in Georgetown; he helped to | ||||||
22 | establish the Memorial Honor roll located on the square in |
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1 | Georgetown where he loved to go camping in his younger years; | ||||||
2 | and
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3 | WHEREAS, Charlie Dukes wrote a book called Good Morning | ||||||
4 | (But the Nightmares Never End) in 1997, and it was published; | ||||||
5 | the book is a tell-all about his experience of being a POW in | ||||||
6 | Germany and is planned to be made into a movie in the future; | ||||||
7 | therefore, be it
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8 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
9 | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
10 | we mourn the passing of Charles "Charlie" W. Dukes and extend | ||||||
11 | our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who | ||||||
12 | knew and loved him; and be it further
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13 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
14 | presented to the family of Charlie Dukes as an expression of | ||||||
15 | our deepest sympathy.
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