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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives learned with sadness of the passing of the 
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Reverend Monsignor Charles Bourke Motsett, P.A., of Danville on 
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December 14, 2006; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Father Motsett was born on January 12, 1908, in 
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Des Moines, Iowa, the son of Charles and Clara (Bourke) 
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Motsett; he was preceded in death by his parents and one 
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brother, William J. Motsett; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Father Motsett attended and graduated from 
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Spalding Institute in Peoria, the University of Notre Dame in 
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South Bend, Indiana, in 1931, and The Pontifical North American 
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College in Rome, Italy, in 1935; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Father Motsett was ordained into the priesthood in 
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Rome on December 8, 1934; returning to the United States in 
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1935, he served as an assistant at two parishes, St. Mary's in 
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Canton and Visitation in Kewanee, and then was pastor of Our 
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Lady of Lourdes in Gibson City; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Father Motsett then became pastor of St. Paul's 
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Church in Danville in 1948 and served until 1974; he then went 
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to Sacred Heart in Gibson City until 1982; after leaving Gibson 
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City, he became chaplain of St. Elizabeth Hospital in Danville 
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until his retirement in 1986; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Father Motsett was elevated to status of Monsignor 
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in 1993 and then Protonotory Apostolic in 2003; he was devoted 
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to both his church and city communities; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Father Motsett belonged to the Knights of Columbus 
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Danville Council 754, serving as chaplain for 3rd and 4th 
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Degrees; he was also a member of the Noon Kiwanis and Danville 
 


 






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Rotary, from which he received the Rotary Service Person of the 
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Year award in 1998; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Father Motsett always volunteered for other civic 
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functions; he enjoyed horseback riding, reading, and all his 
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faithful dogs; and
 
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    WHEREAS, The passing of the Reverend Monsignor Charles 
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Bourke Motsett, P.A., has been deeply felt by all who knew and 
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loved him, especially his nieces and nephews; his many friends 
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and acquaintances; his students; and the countless number of 
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people in the Danville community, both Catholic and 
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Non-Catholic, whose lives were touched by his many generous 
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acts; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
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we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of the 
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Reverend Monsignor Charles Bourke Motsett, P.A.; and be it 
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further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be  
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presented to the family of the Reverend Monsignor Charles 
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Bourke Motsett, P.A.