Full Text of SR0762 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of William "Bill" Warren Chase of Corey | 4 | | Lake, Michigan, who passed away on June 25, 2021 at the age of | 5 | | 91; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Bill Chase was born in Oak Park on July 30, 1930; | 7 | | he graduated from Oak Park and River Forest High School, where | 8 | | he met his wife of 67 years, Charlene Lois; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Many of Bill Chase's fondest childhood memories | 10 | | occurred at his family's lake home in Three Rivers, Michigan, | 11 | | which bordered Corey Lake; during these getaways, he developed | 12 | | a passion for waterskiing; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Bill Chase was a member of his high school and | 14 | | college swim teams; he attended North Central College in | 15 | | Naperville; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Bill Chase ran successful vending and home | 17 | | security businesses during the time he resided in River | 18 | | Forest; his son was a business partner; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Bill Chase held positions on numerous boards of | 20 | | trustees in Illinois and Michigan, such as the Service Club of |
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| 1 | | Oak Park and the YMCA; other professional and personal | 2 | | memberships included the St. Joseph County Planning | 3 | | Commission, Fabius Township Board of Appeals, St. Joseph | 4 | | County Conservation Club, Rotary Club, Corey Lake Association, | 5 | | and the Corey Lake Yacht Club; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Upon a permanent relocation to Michigan, Bill | 7 | | Chase became a public servant; after 12 years, he retired from | 8 | | the Michigan Department of Transportation at age 72; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Bill Chase parlayed his love of duck hunting, | 10 | | which he was introduced to by his uncle, into a recreational | 11 | | career as a skeet shooting instructor; one of his most | 12 | | prominent students was Paul Harvey; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Bill Chase was also a talented curling athlete; | 14 | | he represented Illinois at championships in Fairbanks, Alaska | 15 | | and Quebec, Canada; his wife even joined him in the | 16 | | competitive sport; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Another one of Bill Chase's favorite pastimes was | 18 | | antique furniture restoration; his signature project was a | 19 | | 1955 Chris-Craft, which he finished the year his son was born; | 20 | | this boat was featured in many Fourth of July water parades; | 21 | | and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Bill Chase is survived by his wife, Charlene; his | 2 | | children, Curtis, Sandra, and Jennifer; his twin grandsons, | 3 | | Kyle and Matthew (Rachel) Bloch; his great-granddaughter, | 4 | | Finley Jane; his siblings, James (Patricia) and Mary; his | 5 | | sisters-in-law, Carol White and Dorothy Cole; and his many | 6 | | nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and great-nephews; therefore, | 7 | | be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 9 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 10 | | William "Bill" Warren Chase and extend our sincere condolences | 11 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | 12 | | it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the family of Bill Chase as an expression of our | 15 | | deepest sympathy.
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