Full Text of SR2494 99th 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 T. "Chuck" Greenway of Morris, | 4 | | who passed away on November 11, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Charles Greenway was born in Chicago to Charles S. | 6 | | and Freda (Grapes) Greenway in 1932; he graduated from Fenger | 7 | | High School in Chicago and Bowling Green State University in | 8 | | Ohio, where he was President of Theta Chi Fraternity; he served | 9 | | in the United States Army in 1955, where he served in | 10 | | Intelligence at Fort Meade, Maryland; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Charles Greenway started selling cars at Western | 12 | | Avenue, where he became the leading salesman; he was recruited | 13 | | by General Motors and became the District Manager for the | 14 | | Pontiac Motor Division; he moved to Morris in September of | 15 | | 1967, where he purchased Benson Pontiac and founded Greenway | 16 | | Motors, which he operated for 49 years; he has represented | 17 | | Pontiac, Oldsmobile, GMC Trucks, Ford, Mercury, Chrysler, | 18 | | Plymouth, Dodge, Ram, Jeep, Eagle, AMC, and International | 19 | | Harvester; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Charles Greenway was past President of the | 21 | | Illinois New Car/Truck Dealer Association; he served for 15 | 22 | | years on the Lockport School Board, and was a member of the |
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| 1 | | Lions Club, the Morris Country Club, and First United Methodist | 2 | | Church; he was a former member of the Joliet Junior College | 3 | | Board; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Charles Greenway was an avid boater and enjoyed | 5 | | watching and purchasing in the financial markets; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Charles Greenway was preceded in death by his | 7 | | parents; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Charles Greenway is survived by his wife of 57 | 9 | | years, Bettie; his children, Tom (Teresa) Greenway, Debra (Tom) | 10 | | Packley, and Patrick (Christie) Greenway; his grandchildren, | 11 | | Jacob Packley and Deana Packley (fiance Rafael), and David, | 12 | | Alex, Ryan, and Ian Greenway; and his brother, Gerald Greenway | 13 | | (Helga Legler); therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 16 | | Charles T. "Chuck" Greenway, and extend our sincere condolences | 17 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | 18 | | it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to the family of Charles Greenway as an expression of | 21 | | our deepest sympathy.
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