Bill Text: IL SR0708 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the death of Charlotte R. Oglesby of Madison, Wisconsin, formerly of Springfield.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Passed) 2010-03-12 - Resolution Adopted [SR0708 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-SR0708-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
learn of the death of Charlotte R. Oglesby of Madison,
Wisconsin, formerly of Springfield, who passed away on March 3,
2010; and
WHEREAS, Charlotte Oglesby was born on August 17, 1922, in
Chicago; her parents were Nunzio and Olga Russo, the founders
of the Russo Spaghetti Company; and
WHEREAS, Charlotte Oglesby spent her childhood on the North
Shore of Chicago; she also lived in Florence, Italy with her
mother and brother for 2 years; and
WHEREAS, Charlotte Oglesby married John Lewis Oglesby in
1941; she and her husband then made their home in Elkhart,
where they raised their daughters, Carlotta Gillett Oglesby
Tibbals, and Victoria Wright Hallam; following the passing of
her husband in 1973, Charlotte moved to Springfield, where she
lived for 37 years until just prior to her passing; and
WHEREAS, In 1978, Charlotte Oglesby accepted a position
with the Illinois Department of Conservation, Lands, and
Historic Sites as a site interpreter at Lincoln's Tomb; during
her tenure, she coordinated the flag ceremonies for both the

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Boy and Girl Scouts of America and served as host of numerous
State and national leaders, including President Ronald Reagan
and Nancy Reagan, Mr. and Mrs. Jack and Susan Ford; Mrs. "Lady
Bird" Johnson, and Senator Hillary Clinton; and
WHEREAS, In 1987, Charlotte Oglesby accepted a position
with the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency as a site
interpreter at the Old State Capitol, the Lincoln-Herndon Law
Offices, and the Vachel Lindsey Home; as an interpreter, she
participated in the Iles School outreach program for the "Mr.
Lincoln World Living History Program" and coordinated the
annual holiday concert at the Old State Capitol; at the time of
her retirement in 2006, she was the oldest State employee at
the time at the age of 83; and
WHEREAS, During her 28-year career with the State of
Illinois, Charlotte Oglesby was especially delighted when
Italians came to tour the sites, as she would converse and
interpret entirely in Italian; she was the recipient of
numerous accolades as an outstanding interpreter on the legacy
and history of the State of Illinois and Abraham Lincoln; and
WHEREAS, Charlotte Oglesby was a great lover of animals,
especially her cat, Daisy; and
WHEREAS, Charlotte Oglesby was preceded in death by her

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parents; her husband; her daughter, Carlotta; and her brother,
Arthur Russo; and
WHEREAS, Charlotte Oglesby is survived by her daughter and
son-in-law, Victoria and Robert Hallam; her grandchildren,
John Paulk, Victoria Dillon, Stephanie and Illinois State
Senator Kirk Dillard; Charlotte Blotz, and Jessica Hallam; and
her 9 great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
her family and friends, the passing of Charlotte R. Oglesby;
and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to the family of Charlotte Oglesby as an expression
of our sympathy.