Bill Text: IL SR0261 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Charles Gene "Chuck" Thome of Mapleton.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-28 - Resolution Adopted [SR0261 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SR0261-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
3 | learn of the death of Charles Gene "Chuck" Thome of Mapleton, | ||||||
4 | who passed away on March 16, 2019; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Chuck Thome was born in Peoria to Charles Arthur | ||||||
6 | and Lois (Mason) Thome on June 4, 1935; he was a veteran of the | ||||||
7 | United States Army; he married Joyce Joanne Gilmore in Peoria | ||||||
8 | on February 5, 1955; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Chuck Thome retired from Caterpillar, Inc., in | ||||||
10 | 1995 after 40 years of service; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Chuck Thome was a charter member of the baseball | ||||||
12 | and softball juggernaut known as the "Family of Hitters"; he | ||||||
13 | was the batting champion in the Sunday Morning League in 1964 | ||||||
14 | and was voted League MVP the following year; he was proud to | ||||||
15 | have been a member of the Metro League in Rock Island and to | ||||||
16 | have played in seven International Softball Congress World | ||||||
17 | Tournaments; he was recognized as a tough clutch hitter against | ||||||
18 | the top pitcher in the world and was inducted into the Peoria | ||||||
19 | Area Sports Hall of Fame; he was an avid fisherman and hunter; | ||||||
20 | he enjoyed following sports, being the #1 Jack Thome fan, and | ||||||
21 | spending time with his family and friends; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Chuck Thome was preceded in death by his parents; | ||||||
2 | his wife, Joyce; his brothers, Art and Jack Thome; his sister, | ||||||
3 | Carolyn Hart; and his great-granddaughter; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Chuck Thome is survived by his children, Chuck | ||||||
5 | (Jada) Thome, Randy (Teri) Thome, Lori (Frank) Larson, Jennifer | ||||||
6 | (Johnny) Ellis, and James (Andrea) Thome; his 16 grandchildren; | ||||||
7 | his 17 great-grandchildren; his sister, Sherry Diegel; and his | ||||||
8 | many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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9 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | ||||||
10 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
11 | Charles Gene "Chuck" Thome and extend our sincere condolences | ||||||
12 | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | ||||||
13 | it further
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14 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
15 | presented to the family of Chuck Thome as an expression of our | ||||||
16 | deepest sympathy.
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