Full Text of SR0213 94th General Assembly
SR0213 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| learned with regret of the death of Charles George Whinfrey, | 4 |
| Jr., of Geneva on Tuesday, March 29, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born on September 11, 1922, in Cleveland, | 6 |
| Ohio, to Charles G. Sr. and Myrtle Whinfrey; as a child growing | 7 |
| up in New Jersey, he felt the impact of the Great Depression | 8 |
| when his family lost everything; he attended Rutgers University | 9 |
| for two years before enlisting in the service in 1944; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Whinfrey valiantly served his country as a | 11 |
| member of the U.S. Navy during World War II, when he was | 12 |
| commissioned as an officer; he served as captain of the | 13 |
| minesweeper USS Reedbird for 16 months off the coast of Pearl | 14 |
| Harbor and in the Panama Canal, attaining the rank of | 15 |
| lieutenant; and
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| WHEREAS, After his military discharge, he enrolled at | 17 |
| Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, where he received a | 18 |
| bachelor's degree in science and agriculture; in 1946, he | 19 |
| married the former Mary Kirk, his college sweetheart and wife | 20 |
| of 59 years; and
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| WHEREAS, He began his career in the chemical industry in | 22 |
| the sales division of PennSalt Co. in Philadelphia; he was | 23 |
| transferred to the company's office in Aurora in 1955, where he | 24 |
| worked for several years before becoming a sales manager for | 25 |
| Great Lakes Solvent in Chicago; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1963, Mr. Whinfrey founded Producers Chemical | 27 |
| Co., a chemical distribution company in Batavia; he ran the | 28 |
| company for 23 years before turning over the reins to other | 29 |
| family members after his retirement in 1986; during the early | 30 |
| years, he worked as a one-man operation; when he went on to |
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| employ others in his company, he looked for ways to increase | 2 |
| their financial security by offering employee benefits such as | 3 |
| a profit-sharing plan, an uncommon thing in the 1960s; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Charles George Whinfrey, Jr., has | 5 |
| been deeply felt by many, especially his wife, Mary; his | 6 |
| children, Donald (Virginia) Whinfrey, Peter (Judy) Whinfrey, | 7 |
| and Jane (Roger) Harris; his grandchildren, Scott, Abigail, | 8 |
| Emily, and Andrew; and his brother, David Whinfrey; therefore, | 9 |
| be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 11 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 12 |
| Charles George Whinfrey, Jr., and we extend our deepest | 13 |
| sympathy to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 14 |
| him; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our sincere | 17 |
| condolences.
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