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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Dr. Carl | ||||||
| 4 | Planinc of Carterville, who passed away on March 7, 2014; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Dr. Carl Planinc was born on October 29, 1919 in | ||||||
| 6 | Johnston City to John and Barbara (nee Golightly) Planinc; he | ||||||
| 7 | graduated from Johnston City High School in 1937 and joined the | ||||||
| 8 | Civilian Conservation Corps, helping build Grant City State | ||||||
| 9 | Park; he married Virginia May Cooksey on April 26, 1941 and | ||||||
| 10 | served in the United States Army during World War II as a tank | ||||||
| 11 | driver; after the war, he earned his Bachelor of Science and | ||||||
| 12 | Master of Science from Southern Illinois University (SIU) in | ||||||
| 13 | 1950 and 1951 respectively; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Dr. Carl Planinc was a longtime educator and | ||||||
| 15 | administrator in Southern Illinois; he taught 7th grade English | ||||||
| 16 | for 3 years in Cobden and then served as teacher, principal, | ||||||
| 17 | and superintendent at Johnston City High School over the next | ||||||
| 18 | several years; he then took the position of Education | ||||||
| 19 | Television Coordinator at SIU and was instrumental in | ||||||
| 20 | developing SIU-Tv Channel 8; after taking some time to complete | ||||||
| 21 | his Doctorate at Indiana University, he returned to SIU to | ||||||
| 22 | teach education graduate courses; after 13 years back at SIU, | ||||||
| 23 | he left to become the Associate Dean of Continuing Education at | ||||||
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| 1 | John A. Logan College for 8 years before retiring; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Dr. Carl Planinc volunteered extensively in his | ||||||
| 3 | community; he served as Chairman of the Big Muddy Community | ||||||
| 4 | Action Agency, as Chairman of the March of Dimes, as President | ||||||
| 5 | of the Johnston City Rotary Club, as Carterville Precinct | ||||||
| 6 | Committeeman, as a Southern at 150 Committeeman, and as Senior | ||||||
| 7 | Vice-Commander of the local Chapter for Disabled American | ||||||
| 8 | Veterans; in 2009, he was selected as a Leader Among Us by The | ||||||
| 9 | Southern Illinoisan; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Dr. Carl Planinc had a love of aviation and | ||||||
| 11 | contributed to the field by serving as a board member for the | ||||||
| 12 | Williamson County Airport Authority for 40 years, serving time | ||||||
| 13 | as both Chairman and Vice-Chairman; he was elected to the | ||||||
| 14 | Illinois Aviation Hall of Fame in 2012; and | ||||||
| 15 | WHEREAS, Dr. Carl Planinc was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 16 | parents; his daughter, Carolyn Sue Blewett; his brothers, | ||||||
| 17 | Johnny, Billy, and Frank "Runt" Planinc; and his sisters, | ||||||
| 18 | Esther Coulson and Mary Rose Brymer; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Dr. Carl Planinc is survived by his wife of 72 | ||||||
| 20 | years, Virginia; his sister, Violet Mayer; his grandson, Peyton | ||||||
| 21 | (Kelly) Blewett; his great-grandson, Brandon Blewett; and many | ||||||
| 22 | nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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| 1 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 2 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 3 | we mourn the passing of Dr. Carl Planinc, and extend our | ||||||
| 4 | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew | ||||||
| 5 | and loved him; and be it further
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| 6 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 7 | presented to the family of Dr. Carl Planinc as an expression of | ||||||
| 8 | our deepest sympathy.
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