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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 Dennis M. "Denny" Bruckert of Plainview, |
| 4 | | who passed away on May 2, 2019; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Denny Bruckert was born in Litchfield to Harry and |
| 6 | | Catherine (Musgrove) Bruckert on June 5, 1944; he graduated |
| 7 | | from Bunker Hill High School in 1962, where he excelled at |
| 8 | | baseball and basketball; he was drafted to play for the |
| 9 | | Pittsburgh Pirates, but declined; he was also an Illinois |
| 10 | | All-State basketball player; he served in the U.S. Navy and was |
| 11 | | stationed in Vietnam; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Denny Bruckert retired after having been partner |
| 13 | | and owner of the Daley Bruckert new car dealerships in |
| 14 | | Gillespie, Staunton, and Carlinville; and
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| 15 | | WHEREAS, Denny Bruckert married Susan (Briskovich) |
| 16 | | Bruckert on March 20, 1999; and
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| 17 | | WHEREAS, Denny Bruckert was a member of VFW Post 4547 in |
| 18 | | Gillespie; he had a passion for fastpitch softball and his |
| 19 | | teams won numerous international and national championships; |
| 20 | | his proudest accomplishment was being the head coach of the |
| 21 | | United States Men's National Fastpitch Softball Team; his |
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| 1 | | second proudest sports moment was being able to teach his |
| 2 | | grandson Dominic the basics of baseball at a very early age and |
| 3 | | to coach his Little League teams; he was an avid fan of the St. |
| 4 | | Louis Cardinals; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Denny Bruckert was preceded in death by his |
| 6 | | mother, Catherine (Musgrove) Bruckert; his birth father, Harry |
| 7 | | Bruckert; his stepfather, Albert Bruckert; and his first wife, |
| 8 | | Peaches (Stankoven) Bruckert; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Denny Bruckert is survived by his wife, Susan; his |
| 10 | | children, Shanna Michelle Bruckert, Brandy Lea Bruckert |
| 11 | | (Daniel Fisher), Shelly Alepra (Matt), and Alan Young (Kelley); |
| 12 | | his grandchildren, Dominic Alepra, Isabella Alepra, Marcus |
| 13 | | Young, and Ashley Young; his siblings, Ronald Bruckert (Ginny) |
| 14 | | and Carol Zakrewski (Gary); his half brother and half sister, |
| 15 | | Bob Bruckert and Candy Bruckert; and numerous nieces, nephews, |
| 16 | | great-nieces, great-nephews, and cousins; therefore, be it
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| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL |
| 18 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 19 | | Dennis M. "Denny" Bruckert and extend our sincere condolences |
| 20 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be |
| 21 | | it further
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| 22 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |