Illinois SR 427: MEMORIAL-CHARLES J. KIRK

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SR0427LRB104 15492 ECR 28654 r

1SENATE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened 

3to learn of the death of Charles James "Charlie" Kirk, who died 

4on September 10, 2025 after being shot while speaking at a 

5Turning Point USA event on the campus of Utah Valley 

6University; and

7 WHEREAS, Charlie Kirk, the son of Robert and Kimberly Ann 

8Kirk, was born in Arlington Heights on October 14, 1993; and

9 WHEREAS, Charlie Kirk attended Wheeling High School and 

10later studied at Harper College before leaving to pursue 

11public activism; and

12 WHEREAS, Charlie Kirk married Erika Lane Frantzve on May 

138, 2021, and he was the proud father of two children, a 

14three-year-old daughter and one-year-old son; and

15 WHEREAS, Charlie Kirk co-founded Turning Point USA in 2012 

16at the age of 18, launching the conservative advocacy group as 

17a shoestring campus effort and building it into a well-funded 

18national organization; and

19 WHEREAS, Charlie Kirk later created affiliated groups, 

20including Turning Point Action and Turning Point Faith; and

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1 WHEREAS, Charlie Kirk hosted The Charlie Kirk Show on talk 

2radio, appeared regularly on media outlets, and addressed such 

3major political conferences as the 2022 Conservative Political 

4Action Conference (CPAC) and the 2024 Republican National 

5Convention; and

6 WHEREAS, Charlie Kirk authored multiple books and toured 

7college campuses across the United States to encourage 

8political debate and free exercise of our First Amendment 

9rights; and

10 WHEREAS, Tragically, Charlie Kirk's life ended at the 

11young age of 31 while engaging in a debate of ideas in the 

12public square; and

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