Bill Text: IL SR0674 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Robert Denver "Denny" Brewer of Herrin.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2012-03-23 - Resolution Adopted [SR0674 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-SR0674-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
| 3 | learn of the death of Robert Denver "Denny" Brewer of Herrin, | ||||||
| 4 | who passed away on March 10, 2012; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, He was born December 6, 1946, in Herrin, the son | ||||||
| 6 | of Robert N. and Billie (Childers) Brewer; he married Juli | ||||||
| 7 | Maragni on June 9, 1991, in Miami; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, He started working for his father at the age of 9, | ||||||
| 9 | washing dishes while standing on a milk crate at New Era Dairy; | ||||||
| 10 | he continued working for his father his entire adult life; | ||||||
| 11 | together, they opened restaurants (Family Fun, Prime Time, | ||||||
| 12 | Shenanigan's) and built Best Inns Motels Corporation; he | ||||||
| 13 | immortalized his father's legacy by forming the Robert N. | ||||||
| 14 | Brewer Family Foundation; although neither achieved higher | ||||||
| 15 | than a high school education, they enabled more than 434 | ||||||
| 16 | students the opportunity to obtain college degrees; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, He was a Master Mason and very proud of his | ||||||
| 18 | accomplishment; he enjoyed hunting and spending time outdoors; | ||||||
| 19 | he especially enjoyed talking about cars and hot rods with his | ||||||
| 20 | brother, Dan, and his good friends LeRoy, Shane, Shawn, Buddy, | ||||||
| 21 | and other gearheads; in recent years, Denver spent time | ||||||
| 22 | enjoying the solitude of country life, rescuing needy animals | ||||||
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| 1 | and raising miniature donkeys; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Robert Brewer is survived by his wife, Juli | ||||||
| 3 | Brewer; his son, Robert Dwight Brewer; his daughter, Dawn | ||||||
| 4 | Heather Brewer; his son, Forrest Lee Simmons; his | ||||||
| 5 | grandchildren, Christopher Brewer, Madison Brewer, and Morgan | ||||||
| 6 | Brewer; his brother, Dan N. Brewer and his fiancee Jane Jones; | ||||||
| 7 | his sister, Marie Delaney; and his multiple four-footed, furry | ||||||
| 8 | children; therefore, be it
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| 9 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 10 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | ||||||
| 11 | his family and friends, the passing of Robert Brewer; and be it | ||||||
| 12 | further
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| 13 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 14 | presented to the family of Robert Brewer as a symbol of our | ||||||
| 15 | sincere sympathy.
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