Bill Text: IL SR1337 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Glen Brandt.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-01-13 - Resolution Adopted [SR1337 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SR1337-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 Glen Albert Brandt of Pleasant Plains, | ||||||
4 | who passed away on June 7, 2020; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Glen Brandt was born to Albert and Margaret Bomke | ||||||
6 | Brandt in Farmingdale on March 19, 1926; he was confirmed into | ||||||
7 | the Lutheran Church at Immanuel Lutheran Church on August 13, | ||||||
8 | 1939; he graduated from Pleasant Plains High School in 1944 and | ||||||
9 | briefly attended Springfield Junior College before enlisting | ||||||
10 | in the U.S. Merchant Marines; he served for three years during | ||||||
11 | WWII; he returned home to farm with his father but was drafted | ||||||
12 | into the U.S. Army in 1950 to serve in Korea; after two years | ||||||
13 | with the 27th Regiment of the 25th Division, he was honorably | ||||||
14 | discharged; he married Peggy Eileen Carter on September 5, | ||||||
15 | 1960; and
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16 | WHEREAS, In 1953, Glen Brandt and his sister, Evelyn, | ||||||
17 | founded the business that would grow to become Brandt, Inc.; he | ||||||
18 | remained active in the agriculture business that bears his name | ||||||
19 | until his passing, serving as a vocal consultant to the board | ||||||
20 | of directors; and
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21 | WHEREAS, Glen Brandt previously served as the president of | ||||||
22 | what is now known as the Ag Retailers Association; he was |
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1 | involved in the community as a member of the Pleasant Plains | ||||||
2 | American Legion, a patron of the Memorial Medical Center | ||||||
3 | Foundation, and as a member of the development committee for | ||||||
4 | Lincoln Land Community College; he was a member of Zion | ||||||
5 | Lutheran Church in Pleasant Plains; and
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6 | WHEREAS, The Ag Retailers Association named Brandt, Inc. | ||||||
7 | the Ag Retailer of the Year in 2000 and also presented Glen | ||||||
8 | Brandt its prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007; | ||||||
9 | Glen, along with Evelyn, were named the Illinois State Ag | ||||||
10 | Ambassadors in 2015; and
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11 | WHEREAS, in his youth, Glen Brandt was a founding member of | ||||||
12 | the band Boogie Woogie Brandt and the Barrelhouse Boys; more | ||||||
13 | recently, he enjoyed socializing, talking business over | ||||||
14 | cocktails, smoking a stogie, and taking walks on Bonita Beach; | ||||||
15 | he was also a licensed pilot; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Glen Brandt was preceded in death by his parents | ||||||
17 | and his wife; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Glen Brandt is survived by his sisters, Evelyn | ||||||
19 | Brandt Thomas and Shirley Brandt Hagen; his son, Rick (Kristie) | ||||||
20 | Brandt; his daughter, Terri (Tom) Gustafson; his four beloved | ||||||
21 | grandchildren, Sierra-Shae Brandt and Alex, Will, and Joe | ||||||
22 | Gustafson; his niece; his nephew; his many cousins; and his |
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1 | special care giver, Janet Zeigler; therefore, be it
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2 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | ||||||
3 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
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4 | Glen Albert Brandt and extend our sincere
condolences to his | ||||||
5 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be it | ||||||
6 | further
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7 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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8 | presented to the family of Glen Brandt as an expression of
our | ||||||
9 | deepest sympathy.
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