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 1                          SENATE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, The members  of  the  Senate  of  the  State  of
 3    Illinois  were  saddened to learn of the death of Dr. Charles
 4    Richard Quigless Sr. of St. Louis on January 30, 2003; and

 5        WHEREAS, Dr. Quigless was  born  on  March  28,  1926  in
 6    Newelton,  Louisiana  to  John and Ruby Quigless; he attended
 7    public school in Newelton  and  graduated  from  Dunbar  High
 8    School  in Washington D.C.; he attended Dillard University in
 9    New Orleans and Howard University's School of Dental  Surgery
10    in Washington D.C.; and

11        WHEREAS,  Dr.  Quigless served in the U.S. Army and later
12    completed his dental internship  at  the  renowned  Homer  G.
13    Philips Hospital; and

14        WHEREAS,  Dr.  Quigless  married Dorothy Kirk in 1960 and
15    through their marriage of 34 years had  three  children;  she
16    preceded him in death; and

17        WHEREAS,  Dr.  Quigless  was  an accomplished dentist and
18    former director of the dental  clinic  at  Homer  G.  Philips
19    Hospital; and

20        WHEREAS,   Dr.   Quigless   was   known  as  a  pleasant,
21    conscientious gentlemen, and his colleagues remember him as a
22    polished professional who was always eager  to  mentor  young
23    and upcoming dentists; and

24        WHEREAS,  Dr.  Quigless  remained  an  active part of his
25    community throughout his career; he was past president of the
26    Mound City Dental Society and Chi Delta Mu, a national dental
27    fraternity;  he  served  as  steward  at  St.  James  African
28    Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church and he was  a  member  of
29    Royal Vagabonds and Kappa Alpha Psi; and

30        WHEREAS,  In July 2000, Dr. Quigless married Sylvia Elois
 
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 1    Wright; and

 2        WHEREAS, Dr. Quigless' passing will be deeply felt by all
 3    of his friends and family, especially his wife, Sylvia Elois;
 4    his sons, Dr. Charles Richard Jr. (Judge  Angela),  Dr.  Kirk
 5    Cammack  (Marcia);  his daughters, Ms. Patricia Ann Williams,
 6    and Mrs. Ashley (Ray) Brown; his grandchildren, Dawn, Miriam,
 7    Kirk Jr., Miles, Kristian, Charles III, and Leonard III;  and
 8    a  host  of  many  in-laws,  aunts,  uncles, nieces, nephews,
 9    relatives, and friends; therefore, be it

10        RESOLVED, BY  THE  SENATE  OF  THE  NINETY-THIRD  GENERAL
11    ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the death of
12    Dr. Charles Richard Quigless Sr., along with all who knew and
13    loved  him,  and extend our sincere condolences to his family
14    and friends; and be it further

15        RESOLVED, That a suitable  copy  of  this  resolution  be
16    presented  to  the family of Dr. Charles Richard Quigless Sr.
17    with our deepest sympathy.