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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 Charles "Charlie" Mohr Sr. of Godfrey, 
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who passed away on June 15, 2009; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was born on June 1, 1927, in Springfield and 
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raised at the Catholic Children's Home in Alton; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He married his beloved wife of 54 years, the 
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former Mary Lou Ferk, on May 28, 1955, at SS Peter & Paul 
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Catholic Church; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He retired in 1993 from Beall Manufacturing in 
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East Alton after 37 years of service; he served as president of 
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the Machinist Union Local 660 for 27 years; he was also 
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president of the Federation of Labor for several years; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was very active in the area Democratic Party 
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politics; he was a longtime member of SS Peter & Paul Catholic 
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Church, a member of the Alton Moose Lodge 951 since 1971, and a 
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member of the Alton Eagles FOE 254; he  enjoyed working in his 
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prized rose garden and especially enjoyed being the local 
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"Santa" for the Alton Moose, numerous schools, and 
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neighborhoods; in addition, he loved his music, singing, and 
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especially playing his harmonica; and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, Charles Mohr Sr. will be missed by his beloved 
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wife, Mary Lou; he will be missed by his son, Charles "Chipper" 
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Mohr Jr.; his grandchildren, Allison Mohr and Charles "Charlie" 
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Mohr III; his sister-in-law, Juanita Kennedy; and his  nieces, 
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nephews, and good friends; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH 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 Charles "Charlie" Mohr 
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Sr.; 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 Charles "Charlie" Mohr Sr. as a 
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symbol of our sincere sympathy.