Full Text of SR0798 103rd 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 Charles Dukes Jr., who passed away on | 4 | | January 16, 2024; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Charles Dukes was born to Charles and Ada L. | 6 | | Dukes in Chicago on May 29, 1949; he graduated from Dunbar | 7 | | Vocational High School in Chicago in 1968; he earned a | 8 | | Bachelor of Arts in Industrial Relations from Alabama A&M | 9 | | University in Huntsville, Alabama; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Charles Dukes began his 37-year federal | 11 | | contracting career with the U.S. Department of the Army at the | 12 | | Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama, and he was later | 13 | | reassigned to the Rock Island Arsenal in Rock Island, | 14 | | Illinois; he transferred to the Defense Logistics Agency in | 15 | | Chicago, where he served as deputy for small business for many | 16 | | years; he then joined the Department of Veterans Affairs | 17 | | National Acquisition Center as a member of the management | 18 | | team; before retiring, he transferred to the General Services | 19 | | Administration, where he performed contracting activities for | 20 | | federal agencies procuring complex information technology | 21 | | systems; he was a respected and beloved co-worker and friend | 22 | | to many; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Charles Dukes was a consummate entrepreneur, | 2 | | owning many businesses over the years, including a laundromat, | 3 | | a parking garage, and cabs dispatched out of the Peoples Cab | 4 | | Company; after retirement, he owned a construction company | 5 | | with his partner and friend, Abel Saenz; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Charles Dukes was baptized in the Baptist faith, | 7 | | but he attended St. Eulalia Catholic Church with his wife; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Charles Dukes' kind and compassionate nature was | 9 | | highlighted by the care he provided to his family in their time | 10 | | of need; he was a wonderful father to his children, never | 11 | | saying "no" to their requests, and he was proud of their | 12 | | individual accomplishments; he loved his wife, children, and | 13 | | family unconditionally; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Charles Dukes was preceded in death by his | 15 | | parents and his brothers, Marshall, Tony, Rodney, and Robert; | 16 | | and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Charles Dukes is survived by his wife, Gay; his | 18 | | sisters, Gloria and Diane; his children, Charles, Felicia, | 19 | | William (Dana), and Lindsey; his grandchildren, Jahazz, | 20 | | Ashley, Amber, Christopher, Sheldon, Aaron, and Tamia; his | 21 | | special nephews, Dujuan, Terrance, and Robert; his special | 22 | | friends, Lawrence Bogus and Shirley (John) Robinson; numerous |
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| 1 | | cousins, nieces, and nephews; the Hanson family; the McGee | 2 | | family; and many friends; therefore, be it | 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 4 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 5 | | Charles Dukes Jr. and extend our sincere condolences to his | 6 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 7 | | further | 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to the family of Charles Dukes as an expression of | 10 | | our deepest sympathy. |
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