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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of
3 Illinois were saddened to learn of the death of Dr. Charles
4 Richard Quigless Sr. of St. Louis on January 30, 2003; and
5 WHEREAS, Dr. Quigless was born on March 28, 1926 in
6 Newelton, Louisiana to John and Ruby Quigless; he attended
7 public school in Newelton and graduated from Dunbar High
8 School in Washington D.C.; he attended Dillard University in
9 New Orleans and Howard University's School of Dental Surgery
10 in Washington D.C.; and
11 WHEREAS, Dr. Quigless served in the U.S. Army and later
12 completed his dental internship at the renowned Homer G.
13 Philips Hospital; and
14 WHEREAS, Dr. Quigless married Dorothy Kirk in 1960 and
15 through their marriage of 34 years had three children; she
16 preceded him in death; and
17 WHEREAS, Dr. Quigless was an accomplished dentist and
18 former director of the dental clinic at Homer G. Philips
19 Hospital; and
20 WHEREAS, Dr. Quigless was known as a pleasant,
21 conscientious gentlemen, and his colleagues remember him as a
22 polished professional who was always eager to mentor young
23 and upcoming dentists; and
24 WHEREAS, Dr. Quigless remained an active part of his
25 community throughout his career; he was past president of the
26 Mound City Dental Society and Chi Delta Mu, a national dental
27 fraternity; he served as steward at St. James African
28 Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church and he was a member of
29 Royal Vagabonds and Kappa Alpha Psi; and
30 WHEREAS, In July 2000, Dr. Quigless married Sylvia Elois
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1 Wright; and
2 WHEREAS, Dr. Quigless' passing will be deeply felt by all
3 of his friends and family, especially his wife, Sylvia Elois;
4 his sons, Dr. Charles Richard Jr. (Judge Angela), Dr. Kirk
5 Cammack (Marcia); his daughters, Ms. Patricia Ann Williams,
6 and Mrs. Ashley (Ray) Brown; his grandchildren, Dawn, Miriam,
7 Kirk Jr., Miles, Kristian, Charles III, and Leonard III; and
8 a host of many in-laws, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews,
9 relatives, and friends; therefore, be it
10 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL
11 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the death of
12 Dr. Charles Richard Quigless Sr., along with all who knew and
13 loved him, and extend our sincere condolences to his family
14 and friends; and be it further
15 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
16 presented to the family of Dr. Charles Richard Quigless Sr.
17 with our deepest sympathy.
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