Full Text of SR1204 100th 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 Robert Goodwin of Zion, who | 4 | | passed away on December 18, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Charlie Goodwin was born in Zion to Howard Charles | 6 | | Goodwin and Frances Catherine (Grom) Goodwin on April 29, 1931; | 7 | | he graduated from Warren High School and played | 8 | | semi-professional football with the Lake County Rifles and the | 9 | | Racine Raiders; he served honorably with the United States | 10 | | Army; he married Mary Catherine Casterton on June 20, 1953; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Charlie Goodwin was a lifelong farmer; he began | 12 | | his farming career on the Casterton/Goodwin Family Farm, where | 13 | | he worked until 1992; he then worked with Richards Farms until | 14 | | October 2017; he founded Goodwin Racing in 1967, which began a | 15 | | legacy that he shared with his sons, Greg and Jeff, and | 16 | | eventually his grandson, Garrett; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Charlie Goodwin was a lifelong member of the North | 18 | | Prairie United Methodist Church; he served on the Board of | 19 | | Directors of the Newport Township Fire Department for more than | 20 | | 20 years; he was humble and influenced many people; he enjoyed | 21 | | snowmobiling, racing, long road trips in the country, and all | 22 | | things John Deere; most importantly, he dearly loved his family |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Charlie Goodwin was preceded in death by his | 3 | | parents; and his siblings, Ruthie Humphrey, Howard Goodwin, | 4 | | Richard Goodwin, Virginia Benson, and Thomas Goodwin; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Charlie Goodwin is survived by his wife, Mary | 6 | | Goodwin; his children, Greg (Pat) Goodwin, Cindy Goodwin | 7 | | (Steve) Padden, Sheryl Goodwin Magiera, and Jeffrey (Deanna) | 8 | | Goodwin; his grandchildren, Chanel (Broc) Crider, Tyler | 9 | | (Lyndsey) Padden, Jordan Padden, Andrew Magiera, Garret | 10 | | Goodwin, Garrick Hodge, Kelsey Hodge, Hannah Magiera, and Chase | 11 | | Goodwin; and his great-grandchildren, Nora Padden and Cash | 12 | | Crider; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 15 | | Charles Robert Goodwin and extend our sincere condolences to | 16 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 17 | | further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the family of Charlie Goodwin as an expression of | 20 | | our deepest sympathy.
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