Full Text of SR0325 96th General Assembly
SR0325 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of Charles "Charlie" Mohr Sr. of Godfrey, | 4 |
| who passed away on June 15, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born on June 1, 1927, in Springfield and | 6 |
| raised at the Catholic Children's Home in Alton; and
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| WHEREAS, He married his beloved wife of 54 years, the | 8 |
| former Mary Lou Ferk, on May 28, 1955, at SS Peter & Paul | 9 |
| Catholic Church; and
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| WHEREAS, He retired in 1993 from Beall Manufacturing in | 11 |
| East Alton after 37 years of service; he served as president of | 12 |
| the Machinist Union Local 660 for 27 years; he was also | 13 |
| president of the Federation of Labor for several years; and
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| WHEREAS, He was very active in the area Democratic Party | 15 |
| politics; he was a longtime member of SS Peter & Paul Catholic | 16 |
| Church, a member of the Alton Moose Lodge 951 since 1971, and a | 17 |
| member of the Alton Eagles FOE 254; he enjoyed working in his | 18 |
| prized rose garden and especially enjoyed being the local | 19 |
| "Santa" for the Alton Moose, numerous schools, and | 20 |
| neighborhoods; in addition, he loved his music, singing, and | 21 |
| especially playing his harmonica; and
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| WHEREAS, Charles Mohr Sr. will be missed by his beloved | 2 |
| wife, Mary Lou; he will be missed by his son, Charles "Chipper" | 3 |
| Mohr Jr.; his grandchildren, Allison Mohr and Charles "Charlie" | 4 |
| Mohr III; his sister-in-law, Juanita Kennedy; and his nieces, | 5 |
| nephews, and good friends; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 7 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 8 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Charles "Charlie" Mohr | 9 |
| Sr.; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 |
| presented to the family of Charles "Charlie" Mohr Sr. as a | 12 |
| symbol of our sincere sympathy.
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