Bill Text: IL SR1535 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Charles W. Kocher, Jr. of McHenry.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-11-20 - Resolution Adopted [SR1535 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SR1535-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 W. Kocher, Jr. of McHenry, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on September 26, 2014; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Charles Kocher, Jr. was born in Chicago on June | ||||||
| 6 | 27, 1935 to Charles W., Sr. and Caroline (nee Bell) Kocher; he | ||||||
| 7 | married Jeanne Annette Koegel in Chicago on April 28, 1956; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Charles Kocher, Jr. was a transportation | ||||||
| 9 | specialist in the civil service for the United States military | ||||||
| 10 | for many years, where he worked at missile sites in and around | ||||||
| 11 | the Chicago area; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Charles Kocher, Jr. was a train enthusiast and | ||||||
| 13 | enjoyed model trains and train museums; he enjoyed fishing, | ||||||
| 14 | camping, and traveling with his family all over the United | ||||||
| 15 | States; he also enjoyed Ansel Adams black and white landscape | ||||||
| 16 | photography; he served in the Illinois National Guard for a | ||||||
| 17 | number of years and was a leader in the Boy Scouts for 5 years | ||||||
| 18 | with his children; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Charles Kocher, Jr. was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 20 | parents and a great-grandchild, Wesley; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Charles Kocher, Jr. is survived by his wife of 58 | ||||||
| 2 | years, Jeanne; his children, Charles William "Skip" (Daphne) | ||||||
| 3 | Kocher, Joseph Gerard (Vishiel) Kocher, Gerri Lynn Peot, Carol | ||||||
| 4 | Patrice Kocher, and Donna Marie (John) Noegel; grandchildren, | ||||||
| 5 | Christopher Kocher, Brian (Jenny) Alshanski, Scott Alshanski, | ||||||
| 6 | Kristen Alshanski, Joanna (Eric) Gueller, Matthew Peot, Emily | ||||||
| 7 | Peot, Christine Peot, and Madeline Kocher; and | ||||||
| 8 | great-grandchildren, Ryan, T.J., Dylan, Kara, Gram, and Henry; | ||||||
| 9 | therefore, be it
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| 10 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 11 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 12 | Charles W. Kocher, Jr., and extend our sincere condolences to | ||||||
| 13 | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 14 | further
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| 15 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 16 | presented to the family of Charles Kocher, Jr. as an expression | ||||||
| 17 | of our deepest sympathy.
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