HR0832 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Charles Eugene "Charlie" White, former Mayor of Mattoon, on November 20, 2007; and

WHEREAS, Charles White was born November 24, 1932, in Xenia, a son of Freddie Ernest and Bessie (Gould) White; he married his high school sweetheart, Mary Ann Chamberlin, on April 19, 1952; and

WHEREAS, Charlie White was President of the former Mattoon Bank and later served as Executive Vice-President of First Mid-Illinois Bank and Trust; he gave of himself in community service for over 43 years, serving part of that time as City Treasurer, Police Commissioner, and recently as Mayor of the City of Mattoon; and

WHEREAS, Charlie White was selected by the Mattoon Association of Commerce as the Man of the Year for 1984; he was a 32nd Degree Mason, York Rite and member of the Shriner's; he served on the Lake Land College Foundation Board of Directors, was Past President of E.I.U. Panther Club, and a member and Pilgrim of the Moose as well as Past President of the Illinois Moose Association; and

WHEREAS, He will be remembered as a basketball coach at St. Joseph's School and at one time as the youngest referee for the State of Illinois; he helped raise funds for the Junior Football League in Mattoon and was a member of the Mattoon High School Letterman's Club; he remained active in politics throughout his life and served as founding member of the Volunteer Republican Boosters; he also enjoyed a membership in Ducks Unlimited; and

WHEREAS, Charles White is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 55 years, Mary Ann White; his five children, Cathy J. Barnes and husband David, Donald H. White and wife Barbara, Michele A. "Missy" Lock and husband Albert, John C. White and wife Julie, and Eric A. White and wife Christina; his brother, Howard G. White; his three sisters, Aline Henson, Juanita Greene, and Erna Doty; his fifteen grandchildren; and his nine great-grandchildren; and

WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Lula Mae White; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we remember Charles White and his life and extend our condolences to the family at this time; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Charles White as a symbol of our sympathy.