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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives learned with sadness of the passing of the
4 Reverend Monsignor Charles Bourke Motsett, P.A., of Danville on
5 December 14, 2006; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Father Motsett was born on January 12, 1908, in
7 Des Moines, Iowa, the son of Charles and Clara (Bourke)
8 Motsett; he was preceded in death by his parents and one
9 brother, William J. Motsett; and
 
10     WHEREAS, Father Motsett attended and graduated from
11 Spalding Institute in Peoria, the University of Notre Dame in
12 South Bend, Indiana, in 1931, and The Pontifical North American
13 College in Rome, Italy, in 1935; and
 
14     WHEREAS, Father Motsett was ordained into the priesthood in
15 Rome on December 8, 1934; returning to the United States in
16 1935, he served as an assistant at two parishes, St. Mary's in
17 Canton and Visitation in Kewanee, and then was pastor of Our
18 Lady of Lourdes in Gibson City; and
 
19     WHEREAS, Father Motsett then became pastor of St. Paul's
20 Church in Danville in 1948 and served until 1974; he then went
21 to Sacred Heart in Gibson City until 1982; after leaving Gibson
22 City, he became chaplain of St. Elizabeth Hospital in Danville
23 until his retirement in 1986; and
 
24     WHEREAS, Father Motsett was elevated to status of Monsignor
25 in 1993 and then Protonotory Apostolic in 2003; he was devoted
26 to both his church and city communities; and
 
27     WHEREAS, Father Motsett belonged to the Knights of Columbus
28 Danville Council 754, serving as chaplain for 3rd and 4th
29 Degrees; he was also a member of the Noon Kiwanis and Danville

 

 

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1 Rotary, from which he received the Rotary Service Person of the
2 Year award in 1998; and
 
3     WHEREAS, Father Motsett always volunteered for other civic
4 functions; he enjoyed horseback riding, reading, and all his
5 faithful dogs; and
 
6     WHEREAS, The passing of the Reverend Monsignor Charles
7 Bourke Motsett, P.A., has been deeply felt by all who knew and
8 loved him, especially his nieces and nephews; his many friends
9 and acquaintances; his students; and the countless number of
10 people in the Danville community, both Catholic and
11 Non-Catholic, whose lives were touched by his many generous
12 acts; therefore, be it
 
13     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
14 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
15 we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of the
16 Reverend Monsignor Charles Bourke Motsett, P.A.; and be it
17 further
 
18     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
19 presented to the family of the Reverend Monsignor Charles
20 Bourke Motsett, P.A.