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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Charles Larry Wood of Carterville, who 
4passed away on January 27, 2020; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Charles Wood was born in Carbondale to John and 
6Naomi (Hicks) Wood on January 30, 1941; his mother  remarried 
7John G. Menteer after  his father's passing, and Menteer helped 
8raise Charles; he married Mary Ann Easter on May 2, 1981; he 
9served his country in the U.S. Navy; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Charles Wood worked as a Head Shipper for U.S. 
11Steel; he later worked for Hadady Corporation until his 
12retirement; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, Charles Wood enjoyed the outdoors and loved 
14NASCAR; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, Charles Wood was preceded in death by his wife; 
16his parents; his sister, Sandra Kay; and his brother, Gary 
17Wood; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, Charles Wood is survived by his children, John 
19Wood, Larry Wood, Angela (Gary) Spurlock, Lisa (Danny) Webb, 
20Bill (Rhonda) Piper, Glinda (Phillip) Schiller, Chris 
 
 
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1(Shirley) Hollifield, Wayne Hollifield, David (Melisa) 
2Hollifield, and Luffman Jestes; his 30 grandchildren; his many 
3great-grandchildren; and his sisters, Judy Jones and Pat 
4Rawson; therefore, be it
  
 
5    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL 
6ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
7Charles Larry Wood and extend our sincere condolences to his 
8family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
9further
  
 
10    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
11presented to the family of Charles Wood as an expression of our 
12deepest sympathy.