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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, We celebrate the life of Charles A. Lindberg
3 Shaw; and
4 WHEREAS, Charles A. Lindberg Shaw was born on October 22,
5 1934 in Fulton, Arkansas; he was the third of six children
6 born to the union of Gertrude Reed Shaw and William McKinley
7 Shaw; and
8 WHEREAS, Charles began his education in Fulton, Arkansas
9 and completed it in Chicago, Illinois; and
10 WHEREAS, Charles A. Lindberg Shaw was employed by the
11 City of Chicago for 35 1/2 years; through his commitment to
12 public service he rose through the ranks from laborer to the
13 position of Superintendent of Streets and Sanitation; he
14 retired from the City of Chicago as the 9th Ward
15 Superintendent of Streets and Sanitation in 1997; and
16 WHEREAS, Charles A. Lindberg Shaw surrendered his life to
17 Christ in 1965 when he was baptized at Lawndale Presbyterian
18 Church; he served as the President of the Usher Board and as
19 a Trustee; he later served as an Elder and Trustee of the
20 Roseland Presbyterian Church and as an Elder at Birth-Grace
21 Presbyterian Church where he was a member until his journey
22 to be with the Lord; and
23 WHEREAS, Brother Charles Shaw, as he was known amongst
24 his fellow Masonic Fraternity brothers, was a member of the
25 John G. Jones Lodge #2 of the St. John's Grand AF&AM Chapter
26 of Illinois; he joined the Fraternity in 1980 and earned the
27 Scottish Rite Degree (32nd degree), Sublime Prince of the
28 Royal Secret; and
29 WHEREAS, Charles A. Lindberg Shaw will be missed by all
30 those who knew and loved him, especially his loving wife,
31 Ernestine M. (Butler) Shaw; his daughters, Sandra Shaw-James
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1 and Audrey Shaw-Atkins; his brothers, Rufus Shaw,
2 Commissioner Robert Shaw, Senator William Shaw, Mayor of
3 Dolton; his sister, Bobbie Shaw Brown; his granddaughters,
4 Kecia James-Willis, Krystal Atkins, Sandra Atkins, Audrey
5 James, and Ackimberly Joi Atkins-Cartmill; his great
6 granddaughters, Amber, Tangela, Kayla, and Airel; his nieces,
7 nephews, cousins, and a bounty of friends; he was preceded in
8 death by his brother, James Eugene Shaw; and
9 WHEREAS, Charles A. Lindberg Shaw was a devoted husband,
10 loving father, grandfather, and great grandfather and a
11 committed member of his church, lodge, and community;
12 therefore, be it
13 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIRST GENERAL
14 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we send our sincere
15 condolences to the members of the Charles A. Lindberg Shaw
16 family; and be it further
17 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
18 presented to the family of Charles A. Lindberg Shaw as a
19 loving memory and a tribute to the celebration of his life.