SR0503 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois were saddened to learn of the death of Charles K. Barnett of Roodhouse on Monday, April 5, 2004; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Barnett was born October 15, 1925, in Winchester to Robert Greene and Edna Thelma Day Barnett; he married Clara Elizabeth Peterson in 1946 in Winchester; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Barnett graduated from high school in Winchester in 1942; he attended the University of North Carolina and received his Masters of Arts in education from MacMurray College in Jacksonville in 1959; he did graduate work in education at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Barnett was a teacher at Roodhouse schools, assisting as basketball, football, and track coach; he was a teacher and principal at Patterson School for 10 years; he served one year as assistant regional superintendent of Greene County; 16 years as regional superintendent of Greene County; 10 years as district manager of World Book Encyclopedias; 10 years on the Greene County Board of Education, four years as chairman; and 15 months as director of vocation for Greene, Calhoun, and Jersey counties; he was president of the Retired Teachers Association of Greene and Jersey counties; he served 20 years as chairman of the Roodhouse Library; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Barnett valiantly served his country in the U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1946; he was a member of the American Legion for 50 years and the Roodhouse Lions Club for 20 years, and he was a member of Roodhouse First Baptist Church; and

WHEREAS, The passing of Charles K. Barnett has been deeply felt by many, especially his wife, Clara E.; his daughter, Patsy (husband, Robert) Hayden; his son, Ray Charles (wife, Kim) Barnett; his 13 grandchildren; his 9 great-grandchildren; his brothers, Jack, Gary, and Fred Barnett; and his sisters, Imogene Schafer, Esther Westermeyer, and Ilene Wright; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Charles K. Barnett, and we extend our deepest sympathy 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 Charles K. Barnett as an expression of our sincere condolences.