Full Text of HR0399 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Charles | 4 | | J. "Charlie" Myler of Aurora, who passed away on April 6, 2015; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Charles Myler was born in Ottawa on June 20, 1931 | 7 | | to John and Mary Hart Myler; he graduated from Ottawa High | 8 | | School at the of 16 and then from the Catholic University of | 9 | | America in Washington, D.C.; he obtained his law degree from | 10 | | Georgetown University Law Center and was admitted to the | 11 | | Illinois Bar in 1955; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, After receiving his law degree, Charles Myler was | 13 | | drafted into the United States Army; he was chosen to be a | 14 | | member of the Counter Intelligence Corps and was sent to study | 15 | | Romanian at the Army Language School at the Presidio in | 16 | | Monterey, California; after 8 months, he was sent to Nuremberg, | 17 | | Germany during the 1956 Hungarian Revolution and spent 2 years | 18 | | working in refugee camps, aiding refugees from behind the Iron | 19 | | Curtain; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Upon his discharge from the Army in 1958, Charles | 21 | | Myler settled in Aurora and practiced law with the firm of | 22 | | Sears & Streit; in 1960, he formed the firm of Ruddy & Myler; |
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| 1 | | in 1985, he became the senior partner in the firm known as | 2 | | Myler, Ruddy (Philip) & McTavish (Alex); for most of his | 3 | | career, he practiced civil litigation and later concentrated | 4 | | his practice on Chapter 11 reorganizations under federal | 5 | | bankruptcy law; he greatly enjoyed helping small businesses | 6 | | emerge from financial difficulties; he was appointed to the | 7 | | United States Bankruptcy Court Panel of Interim Trustees in | 8 | | 1978 and served in that capacity until 2013 when he retired; he | 9 | | was a member of the Kane County Bar Association, the Illinois | 10 | | State Bar Association, and the American Bar Association; he was | 11 | | licensed to practice before the Illinois and federal courts; | 12 | | for over 30 years, he was the moderator of the Kane County Bar | 13 | | Association's annual memorial service for deceased members of | 14 | | the local Bar; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Charles Myler co-founded the Fox Valley Special | 16 | | Recreation Association; he served on the Special Recreation | 17 | | board for over 30 years, serving as President several times; he | 18 | | was appointed to the Fox Valley Park District board of trustees | 19 | | in 1978, serving on that board for 30 years and as its | 20 | | President for one term; he also served on the Fox Valley Park | 21 | | District Foundation board until his death; in 1975, he was the | 22 | | driving force behind the formation of the Illinois | 23 | | Developmental Disabilities Advocacy Authority, a group | 24 | | dedicated to the rights of persons with disabilities, and he | 25 | | served on the board until it was absorbed into the present |
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| 1 | | Illinois Department of Human Services; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Charles Myler enjoyed Alpine skiing, traveling, | 3 | | classical music, and owning and piloting his own private | 4 | | planes; he also collected fine art and fine wines; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Charles Myler was preceded in death by his parents | 6 | | and his brother-in-law, Rocco Russo; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Charles Myler is survived by his wife of 28 years, | 8 | | Kay; his daughters, Jennifer and Kathe (Mark) Makoui; his | 9 | | granddaughters, Hannah Roze and Sarah Abigail Makoui; his | 10 | | sister, Mary Margaret Russo; his niece and 5 nephews; his 18 | 11 | | great-nephews and great-nieces; his first cousin, the Hon. | 12 | | William T. Hart; his first cousin, Denis Hart; his | 13 | | step-children, Richard Gee, Jon Gee (Becky), and Diane Gee | 14 | | Taylor (Tim); his step-grandchildren, Adam Gee, Damon Dombeck, | 15 | | and Dylan Dombeck; his mother-in-law, Wilma Stark; and his | 16 | | brother-in-law, John Stark (Yanzi); therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 18 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 19 | | mourn the passing of Charles J. Myler, and extend our sincere | 20 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 21 | | him; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Charles Myler as an expression of | 3 | | our deepest sympathy.
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