Bill Text: IL SR1648 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Charles H. Kelley, Jr. of Sparta.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-12-04 - Resolution Adopted [SR1648 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SR1648-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
3 | learn of the death of Charles H. Kelley, Jr. of Sparta, who | ||||||
4 | passed away on November 18, 2014; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Charles Kelley, Jr. was born in Belleville on | ||||||
6 | November 2, 1955 to Charles H. and Mary (nee Grimm) Kelley; he | ||||||
7 | married Deborah Farthing on September 19, 1975 in Coulterville; | ||||||
8 | and
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9 | WHEREAS, Charles Kelley, Jr. was a paramedic and, in 1981, | ||||||
10 | he founded MedStar Ambulance, Inc., which he took from having | ||||||
11 | only 2 full-time employees to having 179 employees today, 127 | ||||||
12 | of which are full-time; he also served as mayor of Sparta; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Charles Kelley, Jr. was a former member of the | ||||||
14 | Board of Directors of the American Ambulance Association and | ||||||
15 | the Board of Directors of the Illinois State
Ambulance | ||||||
16 | Association; he was a member of the Sparta Rotary Club, First | ||||||
17 | United Methodist Church in Sparta, the Sparta Area Chamber of
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18 | Commerce, the Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie #3059, Southern | ||||||
19 | Illinois Chapter 32 of the International Harvester Collectors, | ||||||
20 | the
Southwestern Illinois Council of Mayors Association, and | ||||||
21 | the Sparta Lions Club, where was a former President; he was a
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22 | founding Board Member of the Randolph County 911 Board and was |
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1 | also a member of the Sparta Fire
Department, from which he was | ||||||
2 | retired; and
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3 | WHEREAS, Charles Kelley, Jr. was preceded in death by his | ||||||
4 | parents; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Charles Kelley, Jr. is survived by his wife, | ||||||
6 | Deborah;
his children, Charles R. (Amy) Kelley and Michael R.
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7 | (Kendra) Kelley; his grandchildren, Victoria Kelley,
Matthew | ||||||
8 | Kelley, Andrew Kelley, and Jayden Kelley; and his brother,
John | ||||||
9 | Kelley, Sr.; therefore, be it
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10 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | ||||||
11 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
12 | Charles H. Kelley, Jr., and extend our sincere condolences to | ||||||
13 | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
14 | further
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15 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
16 | presented to the family of Charles Kelley, Jr. as an expression | ||||||
17 | of our deepest sympathy.
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