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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
Charlotte R. Oglesby of Madison, 
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Wisconsin, formerly of Springfield, who passed away on March 3, 
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2010; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Charlotte Oglesby was born on August 17, 1922, in 
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Chicago; her parents were Nunzio and Olga Russo, the founders 
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of the Russo Spaghetti Company; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Charlotte Oglesby spent her childhood on the North 
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Shore of Chicago; she also lived in Florence, Italy with her 
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mother and brother for 2 years; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Charlotte Oglesby married John Lewis Oglesby in 
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1941; she and her husband then made their home in Elkhart, 
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where they raised their daughters, Carlotta Gillett Oglesby 
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Tibbals, and Victoria Wright Hallam; following the passing of 
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her husband in 1973, Charlotte moved to Springfield, where she 
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lived for 37 years until just prior to her passing; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, In 1978, Charlotte Oglesby accepted a position 
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with the Illinois Department of Conservation, Lands, and 
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Historic Sites as a site interpreter at Lincoln's Tomb; during 
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her tenure, she coordinated the flag ceremonies for both the 
 


 






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Boy and Girl Scouts of America and served as host of numerous 
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State and national leaders, including President Ronald Reagan 
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and Nancy Reagan, Mr. and Mrs. Jack and Susan Ford; Mrs. "Lady 
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Bird" Johnson, and Senator Hillary Clinton; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, In 1987, Charlotte Oglesby accepted a position 
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with the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency as a site 
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interpreter at the Old State Capitol, the Lincoln-Herndon Law 
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Offices, and the Vachel Lindsey Home; as an interpreter, she 
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participated in the Iles School outreach program for the "Mr. 
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Lincoln World Living History Program" and coordinated the 
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annual holiday concert at the Old State Capitol; at the time of 
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her retirement in 2006, she was the oldest State employee at 
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the time at the age of 83; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, During her 28-year career with the State of 
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Illinois, Charlotte Oglesby was especially delighted when 
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Italians came to tour the sites, as she would converse and 
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interpret entirely in Italian; she was the recipient of 
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numerous accolades as an outstanding interpreter on the legacy 
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and history of the State of Illinois and Abraham Lincoln; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Charlotte Oglesby was a great lover of animals, 
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especially her cat, Daisy; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Charlotte Oglesby was preceded in death by her 
 


 






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parents; her husband; her daughter, Carlotta; and her brother, 
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Arthur Russo; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Charlotte Oglesby is survived by her daughter and 
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son-in-law, Victoria and Robert Hallam; her grandchildren, 
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John Paulk, Victoria Dillon, Stephanie and Illinois State 
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Senator Kirk Dillard; Charlotte Blotz, and Jessica Hallam; and 
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her 9 great-grandchildren; 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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her family and friends, the passing of Charlotte R. Oglesby; 
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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 Charlotte Oglesby as an expression 
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of our sympathy.