Bill Text: IL HR0661 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of retired United States Army Colonel Charles J. Lucas of Grayslake.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-11-29 - Resolution Adopted [HR0661 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HR0661-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of retired | ||||||
4 | United States Army Colonel Charles J. Lucas of Grayslake, who | ||||||
5 | passed away on November 6, 2011; and
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6 | WHEREAS, He was born on May 21, 1923 in Mt. Carmel to | ||||||
7 | George J. Lucas and Myrtle Marie (Lovell); and
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8 | WHEREAS, He served in the United States Army during World | ||||||
9 | War II and was captured and became a prisoner of war at the | ||||||
10 | Battle of the Bulge; he later received the Purple Heart medal | ||||||
11 | for his service; he retired after serving for 35 years in the | ||||||
12 | Army and Army Reserve with the rank of Colonel; and
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13 | WHEREAS, He began a 41-year career in civil service in 1946 | ||||||
14 | at Fort Sheridan as a Claims Adjudicator in the Separation | ||||||
15 | Center Finance Office; he later moved up to Section Chief and | ||||||
16 | to Post Signal Supply Officer, with later promotions to Deputy | ||||||
17 | Post Signal Officer and Signal Officer; and
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18 | WHEREAS, In 1962, he was selected as the Deputy Director of | ||||||
19 | Maintenance and was later promoted to Director of | ||||||
20 | Maintenance/Installation Maintenance Officer GM-13; he | ||||||
21 | culminated his career as the Executive Director/Chairman GM-14 |
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1 | of the Fort Sheridan Centennial Commission and Centennial U.S. | ||||||
2 | Constitution (1985-1988); and
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3 | WHEREAS, He was an athletic coach, musician, band director, | ||||||
4 | business entrepreneur, a long tenured member of the Grayslake | ||||||
5 | Village Trustees and Lake County Illinois Planning Commission, | ||||||
6 | a member of the Knights of Columbus and Catholic Charities | ||||||
7 | Board, American Legion Commander, a member of the Veterans of | ||||||
8 | Foreign Wars and Lake County Veterans Assistance Commission, | ||||||
9 | and he was Vice President of the U.S. Military National Reserve | ||||||
10 | Officers Association; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Charles J. Lucas Sr. is survived by his wife, Mary | ||||||
12 | Jane, his children, George J. Lucas II, Marilyn J. Lucas, and | ||||||
13 | Charles J. Lucas Jr.; his 5 grandchildren; and his 2 | ||||||
14 | great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
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15 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
16 | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
17 | we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of | ||||||
18 | Charles Lucas; and be it further
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19 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
20 | presented to the family of Charles Lucas as a symbol of our | ||||||
21 | sincere sympathy.
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