Full Text of SR0729 097th 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 F. Bechtold of Godfrey, who | 4 | | passed away on April 22, 2012; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, He was born September 16, 1926, in Dow, the son of | 6 | | Frank and Mary (Cronin) Bechtold; on October 10, 1959, he | 7 | | married the former Helen Marie Justison at St. Ambrose Catholic | 8 | | Church; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, He served in the United States Army 25th Infantry | 10 | | and was a lifetime member of the 25th Infantry 38th Division; | 11 | | he was also a member of the VFW Post 1308, a member and past | 12 | | president of the Retirees Machinist Union Local 660 Club, and a | 13 | | member of St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Godfrey; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, He retired from the Brass Mill at the Olin | 15 | | Corporation; he was an avid gardener and was friendly, | 16 | | well-liked, and never met a stranger; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his brothers, Bernard, | 18 | | Francis, Elmer, Albert, and Clarence Bechtold; and his sisters, | 19 | | Lavina Rue and Dorothy "Dolly" Carlisle; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Charles Bechtold is survived by his wife, Helen; |
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| 1 | | his daughter, Dianne M. Gordon (Dave); his son, Eric J. | 2 | | Bechtold (Tonya); his grandchildren, Tyler Henry Boren and Seth | 3 | | Charles Boren; and numerous nieces and nephews; therefore, be | 4 | | it
| 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 6 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 7 | | his family and friends, the passing of Charles Bechtold; and be | 8 | | it further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to the family of Charles Bechtold as a symbol of our | 11 | | sincere sympathy.
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