Bill Text: IL HR0494 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the passing of Charles James "Chas" Hudson Jr.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-11-07 - Resolution Adopted [HR0494 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HR0494-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Charles | ||||||
| 4 | James "Chas" Hudson Jr., who passed away on October 20, 2023; | ||||||
| 5 | and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Chas Hudson was born to Dr. Charles James Hudson | ||||||
| 7 | Sr. and Tamara Lydia Hudson on September 18, 1982; as an | ||||||
| 8 | infant, he was baptized into the Catholic faith; he received | ||||||
| 9 | his elementary education at St. Thomas the Apostle and St. | ||||||
| 10 | Joachim, where he graduated; he then attended Paul Laurence | ||||||
| 11 | Dunbar High School, where he was an integral member of the | ||||||
| 12 | football team that won the Chicago Citywide Championship in | ||||||
| 13 | 1997; upon graduation, he attended Alabama State University in | ||||||
| 14 | Montgomery, Alabama; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Chas Hudson pursued a career with railroad | ||||||
| 16 | companies CSX, Canadian National, and Metra; he was | ||||||
| 17 | extraordinarily committed to his work, leading him to quickly | ||||||
| 18 | be promoted to a carman with Metra; he loved his career and the | ||||||
| 19 | many colleagues who became friends; he remained a proud | ||||||
| 20 | employee of Metra until his passing; and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, Chas Hudson enjoyed dressing well, fine dining, | ||||||
| 22 | traveling, and cooking; he learned his cooking and grill | ||||||
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| 1 | master skills from his father, grandfathers, and uncles, and | ||||||
| 2 | he pursued advancing his skills with his brothers and cousins, | ||||||
| 3 | especially on the weekends during football season; his | ||||||
| 4 | specialties included ribs, jerk chicken, fried turkey, and | ||||||
| 5 | macaroni and cheese; his love of cooking eventually led him to | ||||||
| 6 | catering events for family and friends; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Chas Hudson was dedicated to his family and | ||||||
| 8 | friends; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Chas Hudson was preceded in death by his mother | ||||||
| 10 | and his grandparents, Booker and Arthemise Washington and | ||||||
| 11 | Percy and Marie Hudson; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Chas Hudson is survived by his father; his | ||||||
| 13 | brothers, Dedrek Hudson and Phillip (Tashaunee) Hudson Sr.; | ||||||
| 14 | his nephew and niece, P.J. Hudson and Tamara Hudson; his | ||||||
| 15 | great-aunts, Ida Mae Simmons and Inez Moore; his aunts, Ruth | ||||||
| 16 | Nichols, Hattie White, Dorothy Hudson, Irma Hudson, Bertha | ||||||
| 17 | Hudson, and Taliva Tillman; his uncles, Clarence (Betty) | ||||||
| 18 | Hudson, Donald (Kathy) Hudson Sr., Robert Hudson, and Eugene | ||||||
| 19 | (Corrine) Hudson; his special friend, Nikita St. Clair; and a | ||||||
| 20 | host of other relatives, friends, and colleagues; therefore, | ||||||
| 21 | be it
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| 22 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
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| 1 | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 2 | we mourn the passing of Charles James "Chas" Hudson Jr. and | ||||||
| 3 | extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all | ||||||
| 4 | who knew and loved him; and be it further
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