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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
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learn of the death of Charles Alan Swetland of Vandalia, who 
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passed away on April 19, 2007; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Charles Swetland was born September 8, 1940 in 
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Fillmore; his parents were Roy and Ruth (McDonough) Swetland; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, Charles Swetland and Hope Traylor were married on 
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October 28, 1965 in Mt. Vernon; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Charles Swetland was a graduate of Ramsey High 
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School; he worked for the Illinois Department of Corrections at 
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the State of Illinois Corrections Center for 26 years; and he 
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was CEO of Swetland Supply and Swetland Internet; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Charles Swetland was a member of the Optimist 
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Club, the Vandalia and Fillmore Masonic Lodge, the Ansar 
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Shrine, Scottish Rite in St. Louis; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Charles Swetland was a champion of the "underdogs" 
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in the community, helping people receive assistance, food, and 
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jobs; he worked to get people on the right track in Vandalia 
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and was always available with his time and talents; and
 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, The passing of Charles Swetland will be deeply 
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felt by all those who knew and loved  him, especially his wife, 
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Hope; his son, C.A. Swetland; his sisters, Maxine Leander and 
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Margaret Milleville; and his brother, John Swetland; 
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therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
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his family, friends, and those whose lives he touched, the 
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passing of Charles Swetland; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Charles Swetland as a symbol of our 
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sympathy.