Bill Text: IL SR0023 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the death of Charles A. McBride, Jr.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2015-01-15 - Resolution Adopted [SR0023 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-SR0023-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
learn of the death of Charles A. "Chuck" McBride, Jr., who
passed away on December 10, 2014; and
WHEREAS, Charles McBride, Jr. was born in Frederic,
Wisconsin on August 13, 1932 and moved to Waukegan with his
family in 1936; he graduated from Waukegan Township High School
in June of 1950; he attended the University of Illinois on a
Naval ROTC Scholarship; he obtained his Bachelor of Science in
Civil Engineering in January of 1956, and was commissioned as
an Ensign in the United States Navy on the same date; he served
in the Navy for 3 years with the Pacific Fleet on an Amphibious
Attack Cargo ship; and
WHEREAS, Charles McBride, Jr. returned to Waukegan in
January of 1959 and worked for Bleck Engineering in Waukegan;
he also worked for Consoer, Townsend and Associates in Chicago
and Post, Buckley, Schuh and Jernigan in Hialeah, Florida; he
retired from McClure Engineering Associates, Inc. in Waukegan
in July of 2002 after 37 years as a Registered Professional
Engineer; and
WHEREAS, Charles McBride, Jr. was very active in Christ
Episcopal Church in Waukegan, serving as a Vestryperson and as

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Junior and Senior Wardens; he sang in the Waukegan Swedish Glee
Club from 1960 to 1973; in 1976, after returning to
Libertyville, he served as President of the Exchange Club of
Grayslake and was a member of the Lake County Chapter of the
Illinois Society of Engineers, the Christ Church's Men's Club,
and the Lake County Shrine Club; he was a Master Mason and a
member of Waukegan Masonic Lodge #78 Ancient Free and Accepted
Masons and the Medinah Shrine; he also served with the Lake
County Clerk's Office as an election judge for many years; and
WHEREAS, Charles McBride, Jr. was preceded in death by his
father, Charles A. McBride, Sr.; and
WHEREAS, Charles McBride, Jr. is survived by his wife of 57
years, Susan; his children, Kimlet Jo Nichols (Kelly), Charles
A. McBride, III (Cindee), and Sean McBride; his 2
grandchildren, Tara Nichols Gehrls (Mike) and Ryan Nichols
(Gretchen); his great-grandchild, Haydn Nichols Gehrls; and
his mother, Elverna; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
Charles A. "Chuck" McBride, Jr., and extend our sincere
condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be it further

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RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to the family of Charles McBride, Jr. as an
expression of our deepest sympathy.