SR0956 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Charles W. "Charlie" "Bob" Weiss of Hampton, who passed away on August 24, 2015; and

WHEREAS, Charles Weiss was born in Clarion, Iowa on October 7, 1932 to Charlie E. and Marian F. Smith Weiss; he was raised on the family farm and attended a one-room schoolhouse in Dows, Iowa; he moved to Illinois in 1943; he served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict from 1952 to 1954, stationed on the 38th Parallel; he married Valerie Baff on April 17, 1955 at Port Byron Methodist Church; and

WHEREAS, Charles Weiss started work at the age of 16 at International Harvester in East Moline, where he worked for 43 years before retiring; he then contracted with them for 13 more years until the plant closed in 2004; and

WHEREAS, Charles Weiss was a member of Hampton Grace Methodist Church for 50 years, a Free Mason for 55 years, Past Patron of the Order of the Eastern Star, and a Hampton volunteer firefighter; and

WHEREAS, Charles Weiss was preceded in death by his parents; his infant daughter, Lisa Jeane; his brother, Harold Lee; his sister-in-law, Mary Ann Weiss; and his brother-in law, Jerry Baff; and

WHEREAS, Charles Weiss is survived by his wife of 60 years, Valerie; his daughter, Stacey (Michael) Graham; his son, Charles J. (Melinda) Weiss; his grandchildren, Tami (Guy) Gerard, Jeremy (Teanna) McCabe, Charles Thomas (Sherrod) Weiss, Joseph Weiss, and Hilary Graham (fiance, Jeffery Shaffer); his great-grandchildren, Morgan and Alexis Gerard, Myles and Cole McCabe, and Landen Shaffer; his sister, Betty Baff; and his brothers, William Weiss and Byrl Weiss; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Charles W. "Charlie" "Bob" Weiss, 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 Charles Weiss as an expression of our deepest sympathy.