Full Text of HR0103 096th General Assembly
HR0103 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Charles | 4 |
| "Chuck" Oliger of Mahomet, who passed away on January 2, 2009; | 5 |
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| WHEREAS, Chuck Oliger was born on June 6, 1935, to | 7 |
| Sylvester John and Ruth Oliger; he graduated from Champaign | 8 |
| High School, having lettered in both wrestling and track; after | 9 |
| graduation he married Shirley and they moved to Mahomet, where | 10 |
| they started their family; and
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| WHEREAS, Chuck loved Mahomet, having been a dedicated | 12 |
| public servant for 23 years, serving three years on the plan | 13 |
| and zoning commission, eight years on the city council, and | 14 |
| concluding with 12 years as mayor; he was proud of his | 15 |
| accomplishments, most notably acquiring the land for what is | 16 |
| now known as Barber Park and the extension of city services | 17 |
| along the Illinois 150 corridor, which enabled the city to | 18 |
| grow; in recognition of his years of dedicated service and | 19 |
| leadership, the village of Mahomet recently named Main Street | 20 |
| after him; and
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| WHEREAS, He worked for 30 years as a cement finisher (Local | 22 |
| 143); he spent much of his time in his shop and was well known |
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| for his woodworking and the making of flag cases for VFW Post | 2 |
| 5520 in Champaign;
he enjoyed fishing trips with his brothers | 3 |
| to Arkansas and the family reunions at the family cabin; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by three sisters, Mary | 5 |
| Heath, Barbara Ann, and Colleen Oliger; and two brothers, John | 6 |
| and David Oliger; and
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| WHEREAS, Chuck Oliger is survived by his loving wife of 53 | 8 |
| years, Shirley; his three children, Chuck (Barbara), Susan | 9 |
| Oliger, and Bill Oliger; his six sisters, Lillian Legrand, | 10 |
| Clara Jennings, Helen Stahl, Ida Tarter, Sara Stauffer, and | 11 |
| Betty Sherrill; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 13 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 14 |
| mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of | 15 |
| Charles "Chuck" Oliger; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 |
| presented to the family of Charles Oliger as a symbol of our | 18 |
| sincere sympathy.
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