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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
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| learn of the death of Dr. Charles F. Ehret of Grayslake, |
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| formerly of Hinsdale and Clarendon Hills, who passed away on |
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| February 24, 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, Charles Ehret was born on March 9, 1923 in the |
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| Bronx, New York; he was a graduate of City College of New York; |
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| he received his doctorate in zoology from the University of |
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| Notre Dame; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Ehret served in the 87th Infantry for the |
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| United States Army during World War II; he fought in the Battle |
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| of the Bulge and was awarded a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Ehret spent his career researching at Argonne |
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| National Laboratories, where he retired as senior scientist |
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| emeritus in 1988; and
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| WHEREAS, During his retirement he was active in the |
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| Veterans of Foreign Wars reunions of the 87th Infantry |
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| Division; he also gardened and conducted experiments at |
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| Argonne's Advanced Photon Source; he published the book |
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| "Overcoming Jet Lag", based on his studies of circadian |
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| dyschronism; the book became very popular because of the diet |
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| ideas prescribed by Dr. Ehret for people to combat jet lag; he |
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| researched the biological origin of language, and participated |
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| in the Chicago Center for Religion and Science; in 1971 he |
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| donated Ehret Park to the community of Hinsdale; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Ehret was preceded in death by his parents, |
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| Henry and Harriett; his sons, Bill and Hank; and his brother, |
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| Harry; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Charles Ehret is survived by his wife of 61 |
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| years, Dorothy (nee Armstrong); his children, Tom, Peter, |
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| Louise Legler, Albert, Julia Buckley, and John; his fourteen |
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| grandchildren; his six great-grandchildren; and his many |
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| nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with |
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| his family and friends, the passing of Dr. Charles F. Ehret; |
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| and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to the family of Dr. Charles Ehret as a symbol of our |
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| sympathy.
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