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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of  Charles C. Cage, Jr. of Fort Wayne, 
4Indiana, who passed away on September 17, 2015; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Charles Cage, Jr. was born on November 6, 1922 in 
6Waldenburg, Arkansas; his parents were Charles C. and Edith H. 
7(nee Millahn) Cage; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, Charles Cage, Jr. proudly served his country in 
9the United States Army during World War II in the 101st and 
1082nd Airborne Divisions in Europe and as a meteorologist in the 
11Army Air Corps; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Charles Cage, Jr. earned his master's degree in 
13meteorology from the California Institute of Technology; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, Charles Cage, Jr. was a member of St. Paul's 
15Lutheran Church in Fort Wayne, Indiana; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, Charles Cage, Jr. was preceded in death by his 
17parents; his sister; Ila Mae Glenn; and his brothers, Lamar and 
18William Cage; and
  
 
19    WHEREAS, Charles Cage, Jr. is survived by his loving wife, 
 
 
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1Charlotte C. (nee Voss) Cage; his children, Col. Steven 
2(Sandra) Cage, Susan (David) Burgess, Timothy Cage, and Rev. 
3Peter (Patricia) Cage; his grandchildren, Kristen (Charles) 
4Murphy, Daniel, Erin, and Lauren Burgess, and Emily, Elizabeth, 
5Michelle, Connor, and Cameron Cage; his great-grandson, Lyle 
6Burgess; and his sister-in-law, Jean Voss; therefore, be it
  
 
7    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL 
8ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his 
9family and friends, mourn the passing of Charles C. Cage, Jr.; 
10and be it further
  
 
11    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
12presented to the family of Charles Cage, Jr. as an expression 
13of our sympathy.