SR0252 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Charles H. "Charlie" Nogle of Champaign, who passed away on March 16, 2019; and

WHEREAS, Charlie Nogle was born in Champaign to J. Harold and Audra Bailey Nogle on February 5, 1931; he graduated from Champaign High School in 1949; while in high school, he learned to fly at the Champaign airport using his uncle's airplane; he attended Miami University in Ohio, where he was a member of ROTC and the Phi Delta Theta fraternity; he transferred to the University of Illinois for his senior year and graduated with a degree in business in 1953; and

WHEREAS, Charlie Nogle started his career with Illinois Bell in Aurora; in 1954, he returned home to transition his family's heating and coal supply business into the natural gas HVAC industry; he expanded into commercial real estate development, building apartment and restaurant investment properties; he partnered with the Monical Pizza Corporation as an investor and developer, building restaurants around central Illinois; he was a key player in keeping Monical's Pizza locally owned; for over 35 years, he was a director of Monical's Pizza; and

WHEREAS, Charlie Nogle's passion was aviation; he owned and flew over 30 different makes and models of aircraft; he achieved commercial pilot with single and multi-engine and instrument ratings; in the mid-1950s, he started acquiring parts to rebuild his dream aircraft, a T-34 Mentor, which was used by both the Air Force and Navy for training; his first project led to dozens more, and over the years, he became recognized as the worldwide authority on the T-34 Mentor; he founded the T-34 Association and became known by that community as "Mr. Mentor"; he was a longtime EAA Warbirds of America director and was an honored member of both the Illinois Aviation Hall of Fame and the EAA Warbirds of America Hall of Fame; and

WHEREAS, Charlie Nogle was an avid World War II historian, especially as it related to military aviation, and amassed an extensive WWII book collection; he was also a dedicated supporter of the Ernie Pyle Museum in Dana, Indiana; he was a fan of all wildlife and his family's many canine companions; he was an active supporter of various local and national animal protection charities; and

WHEREAS, Charlie Nogle was an Eagle Scout and lifelong supporter of Camp Drake; in 2008, in honor of his father, Harold Nogle, he commissioned the design and construction of the Camp Drake Shooting Sports Range; and

WHEREAS, Charlie Nogle is survived by his wife of 30 years, Diana; his sister, Marianne Wilson; his children, James Nogle (Gayle), Charles J. "Jud" Nogle (Ann), John Nogle (Diane), and Ellen Nogle Proffit (Matthew); his grandchildren, Joel, Jeff, Olivia, and Ainsley; his great-grandchildren, Liam and Emma; his stepchildren, Stephanie and Joshua; his step-grandchildren, Chelsea, Sheldon, Brennan, Arianna, Arwen, and Janie; and his stepgreat-granddaugher, Sophia; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Charles H. "Charlie" Nogle and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Charlie Nogle as an expression of our deepest sympathy.