Full Text of SR0060 101st 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 Charles Joseph "Chuck" Novotny, who | 4 | | passed away on January 19, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Chuck Novotny was born in Hinsdale to Charles and | 6 | | Ruth Novotny on June 13, 1960; he graduated from Downers Grove | 7 | | South High School in 1978 and North Central College in 1982; he | 8 | | married Terri Otten in Bartlett on July 12, 1986 and received | 9 | | his Masters of Guidance Counseling from Concordia University | 10 | | Chicago in 1991; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Chuck Novotny was a social studies and 6th grade | 12 | | teacher at Westfield Junior High in Bloomingdale and a guidance | 13 | | counselor at East Leyden High School in Franklin Park; he had a | 14 | | passion for coaching and coached Little League, middle school, | 15 | | high school, and travel baseball, basketball, and soccer; his | 16 | | influence on his players earned him his nickname, The Legend; | 17 | | he was also known as "Mr. Chuck" to the neighborhood kids, | 18 | | where he played an important part in their lives; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Chuck Novotny enjoyed traveling to watch his boys | 20 | | play soccer and music; his road trips took him to music venues | 21 | | as far as Minneapolis and to soccer stadiums from Denver to | 22 | | eastern Canada, where he was always their biggest fans; he was |
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| 1 | | a member of Saint John Neumann Catholic Church; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Chuck Novotny was preceded in death by his | 3 | | grandparents, Charles and Jennie Novotny and Joe and Dorothy | 4 | | Vlasaty; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Chuck Novotny is survived by his wife of 32 years, | 6 | | Terri; his sons, Corey (Brittany Rohling), Nick (Corrie | 7 | | Strommen), and Mike (Taylor Smith); his parents; his siblings, | 8 | | Janice Weigand (Brian Murphy) and Joe Novotny (Stacy Novotny); | 9 | | and many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 12 | | Charles Joseph "Chuck" Novotny and extend our sincere | 13 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 14 | | him; and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Chuck Novotny as an expression of | 17 | | our deepest sympathy.
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