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91_HR0769
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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives were
3 saddened to learn of the death of Charles E. "Charlie"
4 Gaines, a former member of the House of Representatives and
5 the son of a member of the House of Representatives, on
6 Tuesday, March 28, 2000; and
7 WHEREAS, Charles Gaines served as a member of the House
8 from 1975 to 1981; and
9 WHEREAS, Charles Gaines was born in Chicago, the son of
10 Dr. Irene McCoy Gaines and Harrison B. Gaines, an attorney
11 who served in this House from 1929 to 1935; he was educated
12 in the Chicago Public Schools, at Fisk University, the
13 University of Illinois, John Marshall Law School, and the
14 Loyola School of Social Work; and
15 WHEREAS, Mr. Gaines was a member of Commonwealth
16 Community Church and the United Council of Christian Men; and
17 WHEREAS, Mr. Gaines was also a member of Operation PUSH,
18 the Chatham-Avalon Mental Health Service Organization, the
19 Chicago Urban League, the NAACP, the 2nd Ward Young
20 Republican Club, the Cook County Republican Organization, the
21 Young Republican National Federation, and the Chatham Avalon
22 Park Community Council; and
23 WHEREAS, Charles Gaines was a man who was a leader and a
24 mentor; he was a role model for young people; and
25 WHEREAS, A loving husband and father, Charles Gaines
26 passing will be deeply felt by his family and friends,
27 especially his wife, Stella; his son, Michael; his daughter,
28 Cheryl; his stepson, Everett Carr; his stepdaughters,
29 Marishka Carr and Dionne Martin; and his godson, Wayland
30 Johnson; therefore, be it
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1 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
2 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
3 we note with sorrow and regret the death of Charles E.
4 Gaines, a former member of this House, and extend our sincere
5 condolences to his family and friends; and be it further
6 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7 presented to his widow, Stella Gaines.