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| 3 | 3 | | 1 SENATE RESOLUTION |
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| 4 | 4 | | 2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened |
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| 5 | 5 | | 3 to learn of the death of Charles G. "Chuck" Bloomberg of |
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| 6 | 6 | | 4 Springfield, who passed away on January 19, 2025; and |
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| 7 | 7 | | 5 WHEREAS, Chuck Bloomberg was born in Moline to John Arthur |
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| 8 | 8 | | 6 and Gunhild Ruth (Swanson) Bloomberg on July 21, 1943 and grew |
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| 9 | 9 | | 7 up in rural Lynn Center; he attended the University of |
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| 10 | 10 | | 8 Illinois, where he was a member of the Alpha Gamma Rho |
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| 11 | 11 | | 9 fraternity; he married Kathleen Lohman at First Presbyterian |
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| 12 | 12 | | 10 Church in Springfield on August 30, 1986; and |
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| 13 | 13 | | 11 WHEREAS, Chuck Bloomberg spent his career in agriculture; |
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| 14 | 14 | | 12 his roles included Assistant Director of the Illinois |
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| 15 | 15 | | 13 Department of Agriculture, the first Executive Vice President |
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| 16 | 16 | | 14 of the Illinois Pork Producers, and head of the Illinois Beef |
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| 17 | 17 | | 15 Council; in his later years, he loved his vocation as a cattle |
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| 18 | 18 | | 16 order buyer; and |
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| 19 | 19 | | 17 WHEREAS, Chuck Bloomberg was proud of his Swedish heritage |
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| 20 | 20 | | 18 was of the Lutheran faith; he was a staunch supporter of the |
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| 21 | 21 | | 19 Illini; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | 20 WHEREAS, Chuck Bloomberg was preceded in death by his |
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| 23 | 23 | | 21 parents and his sister, Barbara Roark; and |
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| 32 | 32 | | 1 WHEREAS, Chuck Bloomberg is survived by his wife, |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2 Kathleen; his children, Jon (Sandy Firestone), Brent (DeAnne), |
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| 34 | 34 | | 3 and Emily Reyes (Tom Birch); his grandchildren, Allison (Alex) |
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| 35 | 35 | | 4 Lybarger, Carson (Nada) Bloomberg, and Mitchell, Jon, and |
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| 36 | 36 | | 5 Hannah Reyes; his great-granddaughter, Ava; one great-grandson |
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| 37 | 37 | | 6 on the way; his sister, Susan (Eugene) Stropes; his in-laws, |
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| 38 | 38 | | 7 Richard and Christine Jackson; his former wife, Sonja Swanson |
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| 39 | 39 | | 8 Solberg; and many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it |
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| 40 | 40 | | 9 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL |
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| 41 | 41 | | 10 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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| 42 | 42 | | 11 Charles G. "Chuck" Bloomberg and extend our sincere |
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| 43 | 43 | | 12 condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved |
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| 44 | 44 | | 13 him; and be it further |
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