Full Text of SR0162 95th General Assembly
SR0162 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of Charles Alan Swetland of Vandalia, who | 4 |
| passed away on April 19, 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, Charles Swetland was born September 8, 1940 in | 6 |
| Fillmore; his parents were Roy and Ruth (McDonough) Swetland; | 7 |
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| WHEREAS, Charles Swetland and Hope Traylor were married on | 9 |
| October 28, 1965 in Mt. Vernon; and
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| WHEREAS, Charles Swetland was a graduate of Ramsey High | 11 |
| School; he worked for the Illinois Department of Corrections at | 12 |
| the State of Illinois Corrections Center for 26 years; and he | 13 |
| was CEO of Swetland Supply and Swetland Internet; and
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| WHEREAS, Charles Swetland was a member of the Optimist | 15 |
| Club, the Vandalia and Fillmore Masonic Lodge, the Ansar | 16 |
| Shrine, Scottish Rite in St. Louis; and
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| WHEREAS, Charles Swetland was a champion of the "underdogs" | 18 |
| in the community, helping people receive assistance, food, and | 19 |
| jobs; he worked to get people on the right track in Vandalia | 20 |
| and was always available with his time and talents; and |
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Charles Swetland will be deeply | 2 |
| felt by all those who knew and loved him, especially his wife, | 3 |
| Hope; his son, C.A. Swetland; his sisters, Maxine Leander and | 4 |
| Margaret Milleville; and his brother, John Swetland; | 5 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 7 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 8 |
| his family, friends, and those whose lives he touched, the | 9 |
| passing of Charles Swetland; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 |
| presented to the family of Charles Swetland as a symbol of our | 12 |
| sympathy.
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