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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
| 3 | | learn of the death of Charles L. "Chuck" Toner Jr., who passed |
| 4 | | away on January 31, 2018; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Chuck Toner Jr. was born near Casey to Charles L. |
| 6 | | Toner Sr. and Lula Belle (Red) Toner on March 5, 1928; he |
| 7 | | graduated from Roxana High School in 1946 and immediately |
| 8 | | enlisted in the United States Navy; he served proudly for three |
| 9 | | years and was stationed in Hawaii; he married Rosalie Lang in |
| 10 | | Wood River; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, Chuck Toner Jr. retired from Illinois Power in |
| 12 | | 1989; he and his wife them became Florida snowbirds; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, Chuck Toner Jr. was the Alton City Bowling |
| 14 | | Champion in 1966; he qualified for the Senior Olympics in 2004 |
| 15 | | and participated in the finals; he continued to bowl at least |
| 16 | | two times a week until 2017; and
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| 17 | | WHEREAS, Chuck Toner Jr. was active in the Wood River |
| 18 | | Masonic Lodge #1062 for 62 years; he was a Worshipful Master at |
| 19 | | the Bethalto Lodge #406; he was also a member of the Ainad |
| 20 | | Shrine, Alt-Wood Shrine Club, Wood River Moose Lodge, and the |
| 21 | | South Roxana American Legion; he participated in the Land of |
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| 1 | | Lincoln Honor Flight to Washington, D.C. in 2012; he was an |
| 2 | | avid fan of the Chicago Cubs; and
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| 3 | | WHEREAS, Chuck Toner Jr. is survived by his wife, Rosalie; |
| 4 | | his daughter, Debbie (Ross) Eggebrecht; his sons, Mike (Teresa) |
| 5 | | Toner and Ted (Cathy) Toner; his grandchildren, Josh and Brooke |
| 6 | | Toner, Matt and Kristen Toner, Cory and Caroline Crandall, Jake |
| 7 | | and Jessica Toner, Zachary Toner, Andrea Kasten (Harry Reed), |
| 8 | | Tommy and Emily DeGrand, and Meghan DeGrand (Jake Inman); his |
| 9 | | great-granddaughters, Ella, Emma, and Ava Toner, Jocelyn and |
| 10 | | Nora Toner, and Corinne Crandall; his brothers, Jim and Maurice |
| 11 | | Toner; his sister, Judy Toner Cohn; and his many |
| 12 | | step-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews; therefore, be it
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| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL |
| 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 15 | | Charles L. "Chuck" Toner Jr. and extend our sincere condolences |
| 16 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be |
| 17 | | it further
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| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 19 | | presented to the family of Chuck Toner Jr. as an expression of |
| 20 | | our deepest sympathy.
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