Bill Text: IL SR1245 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Charles Joseph "Chuck" Zickus Jr. of Palos Hills.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-11-13 - Resolution Adopted [SR1245 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR1245-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
| 3 | to learn of the death of Charles Joseph "Chuck" Zickus Jr. of | ||||||
| 4 | Palos Hills, who passed away on October 14, 2024; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Chuck Zickus, the son of the Charles Joseph | ||||||
| 6 | Zickus Sr. and Elenore (Masquelet) Zickus, was born on | ||||||
| 7 | September 19, 1935; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Chuck Zickus proudly served as an air traffic | ||||||
| 9 | controlman and petty officer in the U.S. Navy, where he was | ||||||
| 10 | stationed aboard the U.S.S. Lexington CVA-16 during the Korean | ||||||
| 11 | War; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Chuck Zickus continued his dedication to public | ||||||
| 13 | service in various roles throughout his life, including as | ||||||
| 14 | commissioner of the North Palos Fire Protection District, | ||||||
| 15 | deputy sheriff of Cook County, and plant manager for the | ||||||
| 16 | Prudential Building in Chicago; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Chuck Zickus was a devoted and supportive husband | ||||||
| 18 | to his wife, Anne (Greenhoff) Zickus, who was a prominent | ||||||
| 19 | leader in the Illinois House of Representatives, where she | ||||||
| 20 | served with dedication for over a decade; he remained her | ||||||
| 21 | loving and steadfast partner throughout her career and life; | ||||||
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| 1 | and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Chuck Zickus was a loving father, grandfather, | ||||||
| 3 | and great-grandfather and a beloved member of his family; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Chuck Zickus will be remembered for his | ||||||
| 5 | remarkable sense of humor, for always bringing joy to those | ||||||
| 6 | around him, and for playing the role of Santa Claus with | ||||||
| 7 | enthusiasm and love; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Chuck Zickus's legacy of service, humor, and love | ||||||
| 9 | will live on in the memories of all who knew him; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Chuck Zickus was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 11 | parents; his brother, William Zickus; and his sisters-in-law, | ||||||
| 12 | Joan Beasley and Adrienne Warneke; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Chuck Zickus is survived by his wife of 66 years, | ||||||
| 14 | Anne; his daughter, Kathleen (Zickus-Martens), and his | ||||||
| 15 | son-in-law, Terrence O'Shea; his son, Charles Joseph Zickus | ||||||
| 16 | III; his grandchildren, Matthew (Krystal) Martens, Samantha | ||||||
| 17 | Martens, Tony Hall, Charles Joseph "Chaz" Zickus IV, Eli | ||||||
| 18 | Zickus, Ivy Zickus, and Jule Zickus; his great-grandson, | ||||||
| 19 | Nathan Martens; his nieces and nephews, Dawn (Roy) Standish, | ||||||
| 20 | Karen (Mark) Jellema, Ellie (Jim) Liebenow, Klaus (Michelle) | ||||||
| 21 | Vogel, William (Valerie) Warneke, Martin (Sherry) Carlson, | ||||||
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| 1 | Joseph (Ann) Carlson, Catherine (Chris) Bousquet, Carolyn | ||||||
| 2 | (Tom) Czarniak, and Christine (Todd Secki) Cummings; his many | ||||||
| 3 | great-nieces and great-nephews; his sisters-in-law, Nancy (the | ||||||
| 4 | late Michael) Cummings and Gail Carlson; and his bonus | ||||||
| 5 | daughters, Paty (Ron Worth) Autullo and Candee Brooks-Geddie; | ||||||
| 6 | therefore, be it
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| 7 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
| 8 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 9 | Charles Joseph "Chuck" Zickus Jr. and extend our heartfelt | ||||||
| 10 | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew him; and | ||||||
| 11 | be it further
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