SR0381 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Robert Carl "Bob" Bruss of Huntley, who passed away on March 9, 2017; and

WHEREAS, Robert Bruss was born in Monroe, Wisconsin to Carl and Anna (Hoffman) Bruss on July 29, 1937; he served in the United States Air Force National Guard and married Sue Downing Bruss in Glen Ellyn on January 26, 1963; and

WHEREAS, Robert Bruss was a landscape architect and member of the Illinois Landscape Contractors Association; along with his siblings and his parents, he founded Bruss Nursery and Landscaping in Lombard in 1952; the business later moved to Wheaton, where it is now in its 65th year under the third-generation leadership of his son, Eric; and

WHEREAS, Robert Bruss enjoyed chocolate and raspberries and snatching a bite of food from the plate of an unsuspecting fellow diner; he was a Harris Fellow of Rotary International, a founder of Friends of Wildflower Lake in Sun City, an avid fisherman, a golfer, and a lover of old movies; he and his wife traveled to all 50 states and all seven continents; and

WHEREAS, Robert Bruss was preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Sue Greenen; and

WHEREAS, Robert Bruss is survived by his wife, Sue; his children, Cindy (Tim) Sullivan, David (Elizabeth), and Eric (Pam); his grandchildren, Patrick and Corrinne Sullivan, Kiley and Ellie Bruss, and Austin and Phillip Bruss; his "adopted" daughter, Delia (Philip) Silveira, and their daughter, Daniella; his wonderful caregivers, Maria Cabellos, and Roselle Taruc; his sisters, Marianne (Tom) Crane, and Nance Bruss; his brother, William (Marianne) Bruss; his sisters-in-law, Jean (Don) Oliver, and Ann (Hans) Brebeck; his brother-in-law, Bill (Kay) Downing; and many cousins, nieces, and nephews; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Robert Carl "Bob" Bruss, and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Robert Bruss as an expression of our deepest sympathy.