Illinois HR 141: CONGRATS-CHARLENE WEXLER

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HR0141LRB104 12399 JDS 22660 r

1HOUSE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 

3Representatives wish to congratulate Charlene Wexler of 

4Richmond on being presented with the 2025 Senior Illinoisan 

5Hall of Fame Award and on being inducted into the Senior 

6Illinoisans Hall of Fame; and

7 WHEREAS, Each year, the Department on Aging presents the 

8Senior Illinoisan Hall of Fame Award to, and thereby inducts 

9into the Senior Illinoisans Hall of Fame, four Illinois senior 

10citizens for their noteworthy contributions to the arts, 

11education, community service, or the labor force; and

12 WHEREAS, Charlene Wexler is a native Chicagoan, a graduate 

13of the University of Illinois, and the award-winning author of 

14several novels, poems, and collections of short fiction and 

15essays, including Lori, Elephants in the Room, Farewell to 

16South Shore, Milk and Oranges, Murder Across the Ocean, and 

17Murder on Skid Row; and

18 WHEREAS, Charlene Wexler's journey as a writer began when 

19her son Jeffrey was diagnosed with leukemia at age 8; and

20 WHEREAS, During her son's illness, Charlene Wexler kept a 

21journal as a form of therapy, and when her son died at age 12, 

HR0141- 2 -LRB104 12399 JDS 22660 r

1she channeled her grief into her first novel, Lori; and

2 WHEREAS, Charlene Wexler's work has since appeared in a 

3variety of publications, including North Shore magazine, the 

4University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry's 

5Vision magazine, and the Gazette newspaper of Chicago; and

6 WHEREAS, Charlene Wexler has received many honors for her 

7writing, including a Global Book Award (Bronze) in the 

8Contemporary Fiction category, as well as a Four Seasons Book 

9Award (Fa