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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
| 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of retired |
| 4 | | United States Army Colonel Charles J. Lucas of Grayslake, who |
| 5 | | passed away on November 6, 2011; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, He was born on May 21, 1923 in Mt. Carmel to |
| 7 | | George J. Lucas and Myrtle Marie (Lovell); and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, He served in the United States Army during World |
| 9 | | War II and was captured and became a prisoner of war at the |
| 10 | | Battle of the Bulge; he later received the Purple Heart medal |
| 11 | | for his service; he retired after serving for 35 years in the |
| 12 | | Army and Army Reserve with the rank of Colonel; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, He began a 41-year career in civil service in 1946 |
| 14 | | at Fort Sheridan as a Claims Adjudicator in the Separation |
| 15 | | Center Finance Office; he later moved up to Section Chief and |
| 16 | | to Post Signal Supply Officer, with later promotions to Deputy |
| 17 | | Post Signal Officer and Signal Officer; and
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| 18 | | WHEREAS, In 1962, he was selected as the Deputy Director of |
| 19 | | Maintenance and was later promoted to Director of |
| 20 | | Maintenance/Installation Maintenance Officer GM-13; he |
| 21 | | culminated his career as the Executive Director/Chairman GM-14 |
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| 1 | | of the Fort Sheridan Centennial Commission and Centennial U.S. |
| 2 | | Constitution (1985-1988); and
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| 3 | | WHEREAS, He was an athletic coach, musician, band director, |
| 4 | | business entrepreneur, a long tenured member of the Grayslake |
| 5 | | Village Trustees and Lake County Illinois Planning Commission, |
| 6 | | a member of the Knights of Columbus and Catholic Charities |
| 7 | | Board, American Legion Commander, a member of the Veterans of |
| 8 | | Foreign Wars and Lake County Veterans Assistance Commission, |
| 9 | | and he was Vice President of the U.S. Military National Reserve |
| 10 | | Officers Association; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, Charles J. Lucas Sr. is survived by his wife, Mary |
| 12 | | Jane, his children, George J. Lucas II, Marilyn J. Lucas, and |
| 13 | | Charles J. Lucas Jr.; his 5 grandchildren; and his 2 |
| 14 | | great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
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| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
| 16 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
| 17 | | we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of |
| 18 | | Charles Lucas; and be it further
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| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 20 | | presented to the family of Charles Lucas as a symbol of our |
| 21 | | sincere sympathy.
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