Full Text of SR1614 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Craig Madden Chambers of Danville, who | 4 | | passed away on February 8, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Craig Chambers was born in Monticello to Earl and | 6 | | Erma (nee Madden) Chambers on May 24, 1936; he graduated from | 7 | | Rantoul High School in 1954 and served in the United States | 8 | | Army; he earned his bachelor's and master's degrees from | 9 | | Eastern Illinois University; he later did his post-graduate | 10 | | work at the University of Illinois, Illinois State University, | 11 | | and the University of Michigan, London; he married Mary Hedrick | 12 | | in Rantoul in 1963; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Craig Chambers worked as a professor at Danville | 14 | | Area Community College for over 30 years; prior to that, he | 15 | | taught in the Chicago area and in Georgetown, retiring in 1997; | 16 | | and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Craig Chambers enjoyed reading, was a world | 18 | | traveler, and could never spend enough time with his 2 | 19 | | granddaughters; he was a lifetime member of the Parent-Teachers | 20 | | Association, the Vermilion County Museum Society, and the | 21 | | Vermilion County War Museum; he proudly served 2 terms on the | 22 | | Vermilion County Board; he was also a member of Chi Gamma Iota, |
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| 1 | | the Veterans Scholastic Honor Society, Rantoul Mason Lodge | 2 | | #470, the Danville Scottish Rite, SUAA, the Danville Elks, the | 3 | | Golden K Kiwanis, and St. James United Methodist Church; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Craig Chambers was preceded in death by his | 5 | | parents and his brother-in-law, Winslow Cope; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Craig Chambers is survived by his wife of 52 | 7 | | years, Mary; his daughter, Lydia "Lydie" (Christopher) | 8 | | Voorhees; his 2 granddaughters, Elizabeth Kay and Catherine | 9 | | Anne Voorhees; his 4 sisters, Alora Cope, Thelma (Marty) | 10 | | Martin, Dana (Brian) Hershey, and Christina "Chris" | 11 | | (Jong-Joon) Chun; and several nieces and nephews and their | 12 | | children; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 15 | | Craig Madden Chambers, and extend our sincere condolences to | 16 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 17 | | further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the family of Craig Chambers as an expression of | 20 | | our deepest sympathy.
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