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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
3 to learn of the death of Charles L. Sexton of Mechanicsburg,
4 who passed away on February 1, 2025; and
5 WHEREAS, Charles Sexton, the son of Homer C. and Eva
6 (Skinner) Sexton, was born in Dawson on July 17, 1936; he
7 served in the U.S. Air Force, where he was stationed at Forbes
8 Air Force Base in Topeka, Kansas with temporary duty
9 assignments at Eilson Air Force Base in Alaska and Goose Bay
10 Air Force Base in Labrador, and he was discharged with the rank
11 of A/1C; he married Dorothy I. Smith at the Mechanicsburg
12 Christian Church in Mechanicsburg on November 24, 1961; and
13 WHEREAS, Charles Sexton worked for the Office of the
14 Secretary of the State of Illinois, retiring on December 31,
15 1997; and
16 WHEREAS, Charles Sexton was a member of Carlock Lodge #904
17 A.F and A.M of Mechanicsburg, and he served on the Board of
18 Trustees for the Village of Mechanicsburg; and
19 WHEREAS, Charles Sexton was preceded in death by his wife,
20 Dorothy; his parents; his brothers, Forrest W. "Mike" Sexton
21 and Homer C. Sexton, Jr.; and his sisters, V. Lorraine Sexton
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1 and A. Jean Colin; and
2 WHEREAS, Charles Sexton is survived by his children, Glen
3 (Sally) Sexton and Gitana (Todd) Fishburn; five grandchildren;
4 three great-grandchildren; one great-grandchild on the way;
5 his brother-in-law, Darrell (Delores) Smith; and many nieces
6 and nephews; therefore, be it
7 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL
8 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
9 Charles L. Sexton and extend our sincere condolences to his
10 family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
11 further
12 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
13 presented to the family of Charles Sexton as an expression of
14 our deepest sympathy.
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