SR0060 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Charles Joseph "Chuck" Novotny, who passed away on January 19, 2019; and

WHEREAS, Chuck Novotny was born in Hinsdale to Charles and Ruth Novotny on June 13, 1960; he graduated from Downers Grove South High School in 1978 and North Central College in 1982; he married Terri Otten in Bartlett on July 12, 1986 and received his Masters of Guidance Counseling from Concordia University Chicago in 1991; and

WHEREAS, Chuck Novotny was a social studies and 6th grade teacher at Westfield Junior High in Bloomingdale and a guidance counselor at East Leyden High School in Franklin Park; he had a passion for coaching and coached Little League, middle school, high school, and travel baseball, basketball, and soccer; his influence on his players earned him his nickname, The Legend; he was also known as "Mr. Chuck" to the neighborhood kids, where he played an important part in their lives; and

WHEREAS, Chuck Novotny enjoyed traveling to watch his boys play soccer and music; his road trips took him to music venues as far as Minneapolis and to soccer stadiums from Denver to eastern Canada, where he was always their biggest fans; he was a member of Saint John Neumann Catholic Church; and

WHEREAS, Chuck Novotny was preceded in death by his grandparents, Charles and Jennie Novotny and Joe and Dorothy Vlasaty; and

WHEREAS, Chuck Novotny is survived by his wife of 32 years, Terri; his sons, Corey (Brittany Rohling), Nick (Corrie Strommen), and Mike (Taylor Smith); his parents; his siblings, Janice Weigand (Brian Murphy) and Joe Novotny (Stacy Novotny); and many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Charles Joseph "Chuck" Novotny and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Chuck Novotny as an expression of our deepest sympathy.