Full Text of SR0207 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Charles "Chuck" Cuda of McHenry, who | 4 | | passed away on January 27, 2017 at the age of 92; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Charles Cuda was born in Cicero, the youngest of | 6 | | eight children of Vaclav and Marie (Zverina) Cuda on August 19, | 7 | | 1924; he was raised and educated in Cicero where he was a | 8 | | starting guard for the State Champion Morton High School | 9 | | basketball team before graduating with the Class of 1942; | 10 | | following high school, he entered the United States Army Air | 11 | | Corps during World War II, where he served stateside as an | 12 | | instructor at bombardier school; following his military | 13 | | service, he met a young woman from his neighborhood who would | 14 | | become the love of his life, Anna Mae "Annie" Vyskocil; they | 15 | | married at Blessed Sacrament Rectory in Chicago on August 10, | 16 | | 1947; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Charles Cuda continued his education at Michigan | 18 | | State University, where he also played basketball while | 19 | | pursuing his degree in Business Education; after earning his | 20 | | Bachelor of Science, he landed his first teaching job at Howe | 21 | | Military School in Indiana; when the school year ended, he | 22 | | moved to McHenry, where he enjoyed the remainder of his | 23 | | teaching career with McHenry High School District 156; he |
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| 1 | | continued his education by attending night school, earning a | 2 | | master's degree from Northern Illinois University; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Charles Cuda remarkably missed only six school | 4 | | days during his over 38-year distinguished career with District | 5 | | 156; he coached golf for the entire 38 years with the district | 6 | | and also coached basketball and football for many years; he | 7 | | will be remembered as a dedicated teacher who influenced the | 8 | | lives of thousands of students throughout his long career; | 9 | | prior to retiring in 1989, he proudly served the district | 10 | | teaching Business Education and later was instrumental in the | 11 | | development and implementation of the Diversified Occupations | 12 | | program; he was involved in umpiring and refereeing throughout | 13 | | the area; during summers off from school in the 1960s and early | 14 | | 1970s, he worked as a cement finisher for Wm. Tonyan & Sons, | 15 | | using skills he learned as a young man from his father; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Charles Cuda enjoyed playing golf, racquetball, | 17 | | and ping-pong; he played softball for Bimbo's for many years, | 18 | | and enjoyed participating in activities at the Riverside Social | 19 | | Athletic Club; a fan of playing bridge for most of his life, he | 20 | | loved being involved in bridge clubs; he was a member of the | 21 | | American Legion Post 491 in McHenry; he especially enjoyed time | 22 | | spent at the family vacation home in Crivitz, Wisconsin, where | 23 | | he loved to go fishing and relax; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Charles Cuda was preceded in death by his parents; | 2 | | six brothers and one sister; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Charles Cuda is survived by his wife of 69 years, | 4 | | Annie; two sons, Frank (Ann) Cuda, and Steve (Annette) Cuda; | 5 | | and seven grandchildren, Andrew, Leigh, Jay, and Alex Cuda, and | 6 | | Elizabeth Cuda, Maria (Kevin) Hill, and Kathryn Cuda; | 7 | | therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 9 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 10 | | Charles Cuda, and extend our sincere condolences to his family, | 11 | | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 | | presented to the family of Charles Cuda as an expression of our | 14 | | deepest sympathy.
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