Bill Text: IL SR0078 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Brent Harold Gwillim of Peoria Heights.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-02-16 - Resolution Adopted [SR0078 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR0078-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
3 | to learn of the death of Brent Harold Gwillim of Peoria | ||||||
4 | Heights, who passed away on February 8, 2023; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Brent Gwillim was born to Olive and Harold | ||||||
6 | Gwillim in St. Louis, Missouri on July 28, 1946; he graduated | ||||||
7 | from Alton High School and Bradley University; he received his | ||||||
8 | Juris Doctor from the University of Missouri College of Law; | ||||||
9 | he was a proud member of the Sigma Chi fraternity; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Brent Gwillim's entire law career was spent at | ||||||
11 | Heyl, Royster, Voelker and Allen, where he loved the practice | ||||||
12 | of law, his coworkers, his partners, his support staff, and | ||||||
13 | his clients; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Brent Gwillim participated in and was a leader of | ||||||
15 | many professional associations, including being chairman of | ||||||
16 | the Corporation and Securities Section Council of the Illinois | ||||||
17 | State Bar Association and chairman of the committee which | ||||||
18 | created and assisted in the adoption of a new Illinois Supreme | ||||||
19 | Court rule limiting liability of attorneys practicing in | ||||||
20 | Illinois; throughout his life, he was a statewide speaker on a | ||||||
21 | variety of legal and business topics and also spoke and | ||||||
22 | created seminars for the Illinois Institute of Continuing |
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1 | Legal Education; and
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2 | WHEREAS, Brent Gwillim held many leadership positions in | ||||||
3 | his community, including serving as chairman of the Tri-County | ||||||
4 | March of Dimes, president of the Peoria High School Band and | ||||||
5 | Orchestra Parents' Club, and president of the Peoria High | ||||||
6 | School Boosters; he also sat on the boards of First Federated | ||||||
7 | Church and the Country Club of Peoria; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Brent Gwillim will be remembered for his | ||||||
9 | kindness, his humor, his wit, his strength, and his faith; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Brent Gwillim was preceded in death by his son, | ||||||
11 | Kirk (Karmen); his sister, Tara Eby; his parents; and his | ||||||
12 | father-in-law, George Kirkpatrick; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Brent Gwillim is survived by his wife of 57 | ||||||
14 | years, Judy; his mother-in-law, Lois Kirkpatrick; his sons, | ||||||
15 | Todd (Susie), Brad (Miew), and Ryan (Morgan); his | ||||||
16 | grandchildren, Lauren, Marshall, Emerson, Finley, Harper, and | ||||||
17 | Reese Gwillim and Ryan (Lauren) and Nathan (Josie) Darko; his | ||||||
18 | niece, Pamala (Jim) Coady; his nephew, Chad (Amy) Eby; and his | ||||||
19 | many cousins; therefore, be it
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20 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
21 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
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1 | Brent Harold Gwillim and extend our sincere
condolences to his | ||||||
2 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be it | ||||||
3 | further
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4 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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5 | presented to the family of Brent Gwillim as an expression of
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6 | our deepest sympathy.
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