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HR0280 - 104th General Assembly
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Charles | ||||||
| 4 | Daniel "Chuck" Acasili, who passed away on April 16, 2025; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, Chuck Acasili was born in the Philippines on | ||||||
| 6 | September 10, 1985; when he was nine months old, he immigrated | ||||||
| 7 | with his family to Chicago, Illinois; at the age of nine, he | ||||||
| 8 | and his family moved to Glenview; he graduated from Glenbrook | ||||||
| 9 | South High School in 2003, where he ran track and cross | ||||||
| 10 | country; he attended Oakton Community College and the | ||||||
| 11 | University of Illinois Chicago; and | ||||||
| 12 | WHEREAS, Chuck Acasili began serving as a volunteer coach | ||||||
| 13 | for the track and field and cross country programs at | ||||||
| 14 | Glenbrook South High School in 2006, providing nearly 20 years | ||||||
| 15 | of service; he was always present at practices and meets with a | ||||||
| 16 | stopwatch and a clipboard in hand, keeping records and stats, | ||||||
| 17 | making sure runners were on time and organized, and helping | ||||||
| 18 | with the scheduling and operations of big meets; he remained | ||||||
| 19 | dedicated to his coaching duties despite any personal | ||||||
| 20 | hardships he faced; and | ||||||
| 21 | WHEREAS, Chuck Acasili served as a mentor to many young | ||||||
| 22 | men in the track and field and cross country programs at | ||||||
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| 1 | Glenbrook South High School, offering them inspiration in | ||||||
| 2 | overcoming their own personal struggles and helping them deal | ||||||
| 3 | with some of the many issues teenagers face; and | ||||||
| 4 | WHEREAS, Chuck Acasili was honored by Glenbrook South High | ||||||
| 5 | School when it renamed its track and field program's Most | ||||||
| 6 | Spirited Award as the Coach Chuck Most Spirited Award; and | ||||||
| 7 | WHEREAS, Chuck Acasili always maintained a positive spirit | ||||||
| 8 | and solid work ethic through any obstacles he encountered in | ||||||
| 9 | life; and | ||||||
| 10 | WHEREAS, Chuck Acasili was the son of Virgilio and the | ||||||
| 11 | late Aida Acasili, the brother of Charlene (Philip) Millan, | ||||||
| 12 | and the uncle of Iris; therefore, be it | ||||||
| 13 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 14 | HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 15 | we mourn the passing of Charles Daniel "Chuck" Acasili and | ||||||
| 16 | extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all | ||||||
| 17 | who knew and loved him; and be it further | ||||||
| 18 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 19 | presented to the family of Chuck Acasili as an expression of | ||||||
| 20 | our deepest sympathy. | ||||||