Bill Text: IL SR0252 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the death of Charles H. "Charlie" Nogle of Champaign.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Passed) 2019-03-28 - Resolution Adopted [SR0252 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-SR0252-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
learn of the death of Charles H. "Charlie" Nogle of Champaign,
who passed away on March 16, 2019; and
WHEREAS, Charlie Nogle was born in Champaign to J. Harold
and Audra Bailey Nogle on February 5, 1931; he graduated from
Champaign High School in 1949; while in high school, he learned
to fly at the Champaign airport using his uncle's airplane; he
attended Miami University in Ohio, where he was a member of
ROTC and the Phi Delta Theta fraternity; he transferred to the
University of Illinois for his senior year and graduated with a
degree in business in 1953; and
WHEREAS, Charlie Nogle started his career with Illinois
Bell in Aurora; in 1954, he returned home to transition his
family's heating and coal supply business into the natural gas
HVAC industry; he expanded into commercial real estate
development, building apartment and restaurant investment
properties; he partnered with the Monical Pizza Corporation as
an investor and developer, building restaurants around central
Illinois; he was a key player in keeping Monical's Pizza
locally owned; for over 35 years, he was a director of
Monical's Pizza; and

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WHEREAS, Charlie Nogle's passion was aviation; he owned and
flew over 30 different makes and models of aircraft; he
achieved commercial pilot with single and multi-engine and
instrument ratings; in the mid-1950s, he started acquiring
parts to rebuild his dream aircraft, a T-34 Mentor, which was
used by both the Air Force and Navy for training; his first
project led to dozens more, and over the years, he became
recognized as the worldwide authority on the T-34 Mentor; he
founded the T-34 Association and became known by that community
as "Mr. Mentor"; he was a longtime EAA Warbirds of America
director and was an honored member of both the Illinois
Aviation Hall of Fame and the EAA Warbirds of America Hall of
Fame; and
WHEREAS, Charlie Nogle was an avid World War II historian,
especially as it related to military aviation, and amassed an
extensive WWII book collection; he was also a dedicated
supporter of the Ernie Pyle Museum in Dana, Indiana; he was a
fan of all wildlife and his family's many canine companions; he
was an active supporter of various local and national animal
protection charities; and
WHEREAS, Charlie Nogle was an Eagle Scout and lifelong
supporter of Camp Drake; in 2008, in honor of his father,
Harold Nogle, he commissioned the design and construction of
the Camp Drake Shooting Sports Range; and

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WHEREAS, Charlie Nogle is survived by his wife of 30 years,
Diana; his sister, Marianne Wilson; his children, James Nogle
(Gayle), Charles J. "Jud" Nogle (Ann), John Nogle (Diane), and
Ellen Nogle Proffit (Matthew); his grandchildren, Joel, Jeff,
Olivia, and Ainsley; his great-grandchildren, Liam and Emma;
his stepchildren, Stephanie and Joshua; his
step-grandchildren, Chelsea, Sheldon, Brennan, Arianna, Arwen,
and Janie; and his stepgreat-granddaugher, Sophia; therefore,
be it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
Charles H. "Charlie" Nogle and extend our sincere condolences
to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be
it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to the family of Charlie Nogle as an expression of
our deepest sympathy.