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HR0285LRB104 13361 LAW 25667 r

1HOUSE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 

3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Charles 

4A. "Chuck" Hartke, former State Representative and Director of 

5the Illinois Department of Agriculture, who passed away on 

6April 13, 2025; and

7 WHEREAS, Chuck Hartke was born to Alphonse and Sophia 

8Hartke in Effingham on May 7, 1944; he graduated from 

9Teutopolis High School in 1962, and he remained a devoted fan 

10of the Wooden Shoes for the rest of his life, particularly 

11during the time his granddaughters, Madeline and Anna, were 

12stars of the girls basketball team; and

13 WHEREAS, Chuck Hartke married his high school sweetheart, 

14Kathryn L. Hoene, on August 10, 1963, and their union produced 

15two children, Christopher and Kimberly, and six grandchildren, 

16Ryan, Rachael, Jaelen, Madeline, Anna, and Jack, before she 

17preceded him in death on November 1, 2012; he was blessed 

18thereafter in finding a second soulmate in his fiancée, Brenda 

19Holmes, who herself became a member of the extended Hartke 

20family; and

21 WHEREAS, Chuck Hartke, having answered the call of the 

22draft, served in the U.S. Army from 1966 to 1968 during the 

HR0285- 2 -LRB104 13361 LAW 25667 r

1Vietnam War; he was stationed in Quang Tri, Vietnam, where he 

2served as a field medic and ascended to the rank of an E-5 

3sergeant to oversee triage operations as part of a highly 

4trained MASH unit; and

5 WHEREAS, After his military service in Vietnam, Chuck 

6Hartke returned to Teutopolis in Effingham County to tend to 

7his growing farmstead and young family, becoming a skilled 

8farmer; he produced corn and soybeans, and he also managed 

9livesto