Full Text of SR0308 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 B. "Chuck" "Chief" Henrici of Elk | 4 | | Grove Village, who passed away on March 5, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Charles Henrici was born in Skokie to Nicholas and | 6 | | Viola (Staak) Henrici; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Charles Henrici considered joining the Lutheran | 8 | | ministry before being recruited by his brothers into the family | 9 | | business, the fire service; he began his career with the Skokie | 10 | | Fire Department in 1958; he then followed his brother Jack to | 11 | | Elk Grove Village and joined the Elk Grove Fire Department in | 12 | | 1967; there, he was promoted through all successive ranks and | 13 | | retired as Chief in 1988; after his retirement, he served as | 14 | | Chief of the River Forest Fire Department until 2002; with a | 15 | | 40-year commitment to the fire service, he left a lasting | 16 | | impact on the profession by focusing on fire prevention, | 17 | | supporting the Camp I Am Me for burn survivors, authoring | 18 | | hydrogen gas storage standards, and creating the Fire Science | 19 | | degree program at Harper Community College; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Charles Henrici was a member of the Elk Grove | 21 | | Village Plan Commission for 27 years; he helped shape the | 22 | | community through work on several developments, including the |
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| 1 | | growth of Alexian Brothers Medical Center, Walmart, and Home | 2 | | Depot and the redevelopment of the former Grove Mall into the | 3 | | Town Center; he was a lifetime member of the Lutheran Church of | 4 | | the Holy Spirit; he supported Wal-Camp in Kingston; in his | 5 | | retirement, he delighted in serving as the honorary Mayor of | 6 | | the Timber Trails cul-de-sac at the Holiday Shores Campground | 7 | | in the Wisconsin Dells; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Charles Henrici was preceded in death by his | 9 | | parents; and his siblings, Betty Lewandowski, Patricia Gartke, | 10 | | Audrey Villani, Nicholas Henrici, Robert Henrici, Virginia | 11 | | Kowalski, and Ronald Henrici; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Charles Henrici is survived by his daughters, | 13 | | Susanne Henrici Cooper and Kathy Henrici; his son, Charles | 14 | | Henrici Jr.; his daughter-in-law, Donna (Allison); their | 15 | | daughters, Katie and Kristi; his brother, John "Jack" | 16 | | (Maryileen) Henrici; Anni Henrici and Tony Villani; and his | 17 | | many nieces and nephews; he will be missed by his many friends | 18 | | at Brookdale Senior Living in Hoffman Estates; therefore, be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 20 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 21 | | Charles B. "Chuck" Chief" Henrici and extend our sincere | 22 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 23 | | him; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Charles Henrici as an expression of | 3 | | our deepest sympathy.
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