Full Text of SR0909 95th General Assembly
SR0909 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of Charles Hoekstra of Antioch, who passed | 4 |
| away on September 22, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born August 20, 1919 in Irnsum, Holland, | 6 |
| Netherlands, the son of the late Fred and Jennie (Coenradie) | 7 |
| Hoekstra, moving to the United States in the 1920s; and
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| WHEREAS, He grew up on the family farm in Newport Township, | 9 |
| moved to Waukegan, and settled in Antioch in 1943; on June 22, | 10 |
| 1944 he married Elsie DeBoer in Waukegan; and
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| WHEREAS, Before his retirement in 1984, Charles worked for | 12 |
| many years as a paint prep man at Streeter Amet in Grayslake, | 13 |
| and worked a farm in the Grayslake area; he was a very hard | 14 |
| worker who enjoyed gardening, passing out his vegetables to his | 15 |
| friends, and attending the VFW Post #4308 in Lake Villa; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his wife, Elsie; his | 17 |
| parents; and four sisters, Kay, Veronica, Johanna, and Cybil; | 18 |
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| WHEREAS, Charles Hoekstra is survived by his daughter, | 20 |
| Diana (Robert) Binkley; his two grandchildren, Rhonda and |
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| Bobby; his three great grandchildren, Taylor, Haley, and Abby; | 2 |
| his brother, Fred (Shirley) Hoekstra; his sister, Julia Lucas; | 3 |
| and many nieces, nephews, and friends; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 5 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 6 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Charles Hoekstra; and be | 7 |
| it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 |
| presented to the family of Charles Hoekstra as a symbol of our | 10 |
| sincere sympathy.
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