Bill Text: IL HJR0125 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of former Illinois State Representative Joel D. Brunsvold of Milan.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-12-02 - Adopted Both Houses [HJR0125 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HJR0125-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois General Assembly are | ||||||
3 | saddened to learn of the death of
former Illinois State | ||||||
4 | Representative Joel D. Brunsvold of Milan, who passed away on | ||||||
5 | September 7, 2010; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Joel Brunsvold was born on February 26, 1942, in | ||||||
7 | Mason City, Iowa; he was the son of Burnell and Esther | ||||||
8 | Brunsvold; he married Barbara L. Bashaw on February 22, 1964, | ||||||
9 | in Rock Island; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Joel Brunsvold graduated from Rock Island High | ||||||
11 | School in 1960, where he was a football and baseball standout; | ||||||
12 | he then earned his bachelor's degree from Augustana College in | ||||||
13 | 1964, where he lettered in both football and baseball; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Joel Brunsvold had a distinguished career in | ||||||
15 | education; he began his teaching career at Coyne Center Grade | ||||||
16 | School; he later moved to Sherrard High School, where he taught | ||||||
17 | science and coached football and track; during his teaching | ||||||
18 | career, he was elected to serve as a Trustee for the Village of | ||||||
19 | Milan; he was then elected to serve as Mayor of the Village of | ||||||
20 | Milan in 1977, where he served for 2 successful terms until | ||||||
21 | 1983; and
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1 | WHEREAS, In 1982, Joel Brunsvold was elected to serve in | ||||||
2 | the Illinois House of Representatives, where he served with | ||||||
3 | dignity and integrity for 11 terms; as a State Representative, | ||||||
4 | he chaired the House Agriculture and Conservation and | ||||||
5 | Elementary and Secondary Education Committees and was | ||||||
6 | appointed by the Speaker of the House to serve as the | ||||||
7 | Democratic Caucus Chairman and Assistant Majority Leader; | ||||||
8 | during this time, he also founded and co-chaired the Illinois | ||||||
9 | Legislative Sportsman's Caucus, an organization that raised | ||||||
10 | money and awareness for outdoor activities for disabled youth; | ||||||
11 | in 2003, he was selected to serve as Director of the Illinois | ||||||
12 | Department of Natural Resources, where he served until his | ||||||
13 | retirement in 2005; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Joel Brunsvold was a member of St. Matthew | ||||||
15 | Lutheran Church in Milan and numerous state and local sports | ||||||
16 | and wildlife organizations; and
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17 | WHEREAS, Joel Brunsvold was preceded in death by his | ||||||
18 | parents; his brother, Jerome; his father-in-law, Earl Bashaw; | ||||||
19 | and his brother-in-law, Dennis Bashaw; and
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20 | WHEREAS, Joel Brunsvold is survived by his beloved wife of | ||||||
21 | 46 years, Barbara; his sons and daughter-in-law, Timothy Joel | ||||||
22 | Brunsvold and Theodore J. and Elizabeth Brunsvold; his | ||||||
23 | granddaughters, Lauren and Grace Brunsvold; his brothers and |
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1 | sisters-in-law, Bruce and Penny Brunsvold and Brian and JoAnne | ||||||
2 | Brunsvold; his mother-in-law, Virginia Bashaw; his | ||||||
3 | sister-in-law, Josie Bashaw; and his nephews and nieces and | ||||||
4 | their spouses, Justin, Lisa, and Kari Brunsvold, Douglas | ||||||
5 | (Christie) Brunsvold, Jason Brunsvold, Abby (Ronnie) Mentarbo, | ||||||
6 | and Anna Bashaw; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Joel Brunsvold will be remembered by all who knew | ||||||
8 | and loved him as a dedicated legislator, a devoted family man, | ||||||
9 | an avid sportsman, and a loyal friend and public servant; | ||||||
10 | therefore, be it
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11 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
12 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | ||||||
13 | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we mourn, along with his family | ||||||
14 | and friends, the passing of our former friend and colleague, | ||||||
15 | Joel Brunsvold; and be it further
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16 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
17 | presented to the family of Joel Brunsvold as an expression of | ||||||
18 | our sympathy.
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