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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 Raich Jr. of Roxana, who passed 
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away on May 31, 2008; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Charles Raich Jr. was born on May 17, 1923 in St. 
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Louis, Missouri; his parents were Charles and Anna (Gromacha) 
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Raich; he married the former Margaret Ann Busch on May 23, 1959 
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in Branson, Missouri; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Charles Raich Jr. served his country with pride 
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and distinction as a member of the United
States Army during 
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the Korean Conflict; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Charles Raich Jr. attended Roosevelt High School 
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in St. Louis; after earning his bachelor's degree from 
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Southwest Missouri State University, he went on to obtain his 
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master's degree from the University of Missouri; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Charles Raich Jr. served as a teacher and coach at 
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Calhoun High School from 1958 to 1963; he then served as a 
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teacher and coach, and later assistant principal, at Roxana 
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High School from 1963 to 1997; after his retirement, he 
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continued volunteering with youth athletics; and
 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, Charles Raich Jr. was preceded in death by his 
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parents and his infant son, Charles Leo Raich; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Charles Raich Jr. is survived by his wife; his 
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daughters and sons-in-law, Anna and Tom Elmore, Debbie and 
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Robert Brusewitz, Wendy and Scott Brown, and Katie and Mitch 
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Kemner; his son and daughter-in-law, Mike and Misty Raich; his 
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grandchildren, Marcie and Joe Hay, Zach, Hannah, and Seth 
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Brusewitz, Matthew and Christopher Brown, Sabastian and Terran 
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Raich, and Mitchell and James Kemner; his stepsister, Marie 
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Steinman; his brother, Steve Raich; and his nephews, Charlie 
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and Steve Raich; 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 and friends, the passing of Charles Raich Jr.; and 
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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 Raich Jr. as an expression 
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of our sympathy.