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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to honor milestones in the lives
4 of people of the State of Illinois; and
5 WHEREAS, Monsignor Charles "C.B." Motsett of Danville has
6 announced his retirement as a volunteer chaplain at the
7 Danville Correctional Facility; and
8 WHEREAS, Monsignor Motsett was ordained into the
9 priesthood in Rome, Italy, on December 8, 1934; he served as
10 Pastor of St. Paul Catholic Church in Danville from 1948 to
11 1974; in 1973 he was given the honor of being named a
12 Danville First Citizen; from 1974 to 1982 he served as Pastor
13 of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Farmer City; he served as
14 Chaplain at the former St. Elizabeth Hospital from 1982 to
15 1986, when he retired; and
16 WHEREAS, Monsignor Motsett was named Rotary Service
17 Person of the Year in 1998; in March of 2000 he will be
18 honored as Volunteer of the Year by the Danville Correctional
19 Facility; and
20 WHEREAS, Since 1986 Monsignor Motsett has been serving as
21 a volunteer with the Danville Correctional Facility, offering
22 mass and spiritual guidance to the inmates; and
23 WHEREAS, At a retirement ceremony Monsignor Motsett was
24 given a winter coat emblazoned with a green shamrock, his
25 initials embroidered on the Irish symbol; he was also given a
26 plaque stating his importance to the prisoners of Danville
27 Correctional Facility and a standing ovation from the
28 inmates; therefore, be it
29 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
30 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
31 we congratulate Monsignor Motsett on his retirement as a
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1 voluntary chaplain from the Danville Correctional Facility;
2 we extend our sincere thanks for his hard work and his
3 devotion to people; and be it further
4 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
5 presented to Monsignor Motsett.