Bill Text: IL SR1144 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the passing of Major Charles R. Harper, U.S. Air Force (Ret) of Moline.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2022-11-16 - Resolution Adopted [SR1144 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SR1144-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
3 | to learn of the death of Major Charles Robert Harper, U.S. Air | ||||||
4 | Force (Ret) of Moline, who passed away on July 25, 2022; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Charles Harper was born to Charles I. and Nelle | ||||||
6 | L. (Putnam) Harper near Powersville, Missouri on September 1, | ||||||
7 | 1931; he graduated from Powersville High School in 1949; he | ||||||
8 | married Shirley Ask Scott on November 9, 1976, and they | ||||||
9 | settled in Davenport, Iowa; and
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10 | WHEREAS, From 1950 to 1972, Charles Harper served in the | ||||||
11 | U.S. Navy during the Korean War and the U.S. Air Force during | ||||||
12 | the Vietnam War; he completed flight training in January 1957; | ||||||
13 | prior to leaving the military, he attained the rank of major; | ||||||
14 | and
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15 | WHEREAS, Charles Harper was employed as the airport | ||||||
16 | manager of the Davenport Municipal Airport in Davenport, Iowa | ||||||
17 | until his retirement in 1992; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Charles Harper was preceded in death by his | ||||||
19 | parents and his siblings, Kay Mudd, Marie Sharp, Paul Barnes, | ||||||
20 | and A. C. Barnes; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Charles Harper is survived by his wife, Shirley; | ||||||
2 | his daughters, Bambi (Brad) Flanner, Michelle (Carl) | ||||||
3 | Landriault, and Lisa (Chad) Rowley; his sons, Charles (Susan) | ||||||
4 | Harper and Lane (Lisa) Scott; his grandchildren, Brookley, | ||||||
5 | Jonah, Brandy, Brittanie, Amanda, Brian, Alix, Travis, | ||||||
6 | Jessica, Lindsey, Nick, and Samantha; and his brother, Jesse | ||||||
7 | Harper; therefore, be it
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8 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | ||||||
9 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
10 | Major Charles Robert Harper, U.S. Air Force (Ret) and extend | ||||||
11 | our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who | ||||||
12 | knew and loved him; and be it further
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13 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
14 | presented to the family of Charles Harper as an expression of | ||||||
15 | our deepest sympathy.
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