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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to recognize Bramley Funeral Home in | ||||||
| 4 | Divernon on the occasion of its 80th
anniversary on June 6th, | ||||||
| 5 | 2004; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Charles R. (Bob) Bramley helped his father, the | ||||||
| 7 | late Chester (C.G.) Bramley, in the family's mortuary business | ||||||
| 8 | many years ago; at that time, he didn't know that he would | ||||||
| 9 | follow in his father's footsteps or that his son, Tim, and now | ||||||
| 10 | his granddaughter, Sarah, would follow in his; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Bob graduated from high school in 1939 and went to | ||||||
| 12 | work as a clerk for the C & IM Railroad; he served time in the | ||||||
| 13 | armed forces from 1942 to 1946; he was a Master Sergeant in the | ||||||
| 14 | Army Medical Corp; in 1947, he attended mortuary school in St. | ||||||
| 15 | Louis and graduated in 1948; and | ||||||
| 16 | WHEREAS, Bob married Carolyn on December 27, 1947; he | ||||||
| 17 | worked in the business with his father until his father passed | ||||||
| 18 | away in 1967; and | ||||||
| 19 | WHEREAS, The Bramley's also operated an ambulance service | ||||||
| 20 | for many years but discontinued the service in 1981; and | ||||||
| 21 | WHEREAS, Tim Bramley went to mortuary school in Carbondale | ||||||
| 22 | and received his license in 1979; he then went to work at Bisch | ||||||
| 23 | Funeral Home in Springfield for 13 years and during that time, | ||||||
| 24 | he helped his dad as well; and | ||||||
| 25 | WHEREAS, The Bramleys purchased the former First Midwest | ||||||
| 26 | building in Auburn in 1991 and opened their Auburn location in | ||||||
| 27 | June 4, 1991; at that time, Tim left Bisch Funeral Home to work | ||||||
| 28 | with his father full time; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Bob states that his wife, Carolyn, has always been | ||||||
| 2 | there in the background; her help and support have been | ||||||
| 3 | invaluable to him throughout the years; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Tim's daughter, Sarah, graduated from Carl | ||||||
| 5 | Sandburg Mortuary School in May, 2003 and is currently serving | ||||||
| 6 | her apprenticeship with her grandfather and dad; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, In addition to the family's business, Bob worked | ||||||
| 8 | for the Postal Service for 22 years, kept the Divernon School | ||||||
| 9 | District's books for 30 years, was Village treasurer for 49 | ||||||
| 10 | years, and served as secretary and treasurer for the Divernon | ||||||
| 11 | Fire Protection District for many years; he is currently | ||||||
| 12 | secretary and treasurer of the Brush Creek Cemetery Board, a | ||||||
| 13 | position be has held for 45 years; and | ||||||
| 14 | WHEREAS, Mr. Bramley feels strongly about providing this | ||||||
| 15 | service to the community even though being in a small town is | ||||||
| 16 | difficult because everyone who passes away is your friend; he | ||||||
| 17 | has dedicated his whole life to the
community; and | ||||||
| 18 | WHEREAS, The village of Divernon has recognized June 6, | ||||||
| 19 | 2004 as "Bob Bramley Day"; therefore, be it | ||||||
| 20 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 21 | NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 22 | congratulate the Bramleys on their 80th anniversary of Bramley | ||||||
| 23 | Funeral Home and their dedication to the community; and be it | ||||||
| 24 | further
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| 25 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 26 | presented to Mr. Bob
Bramley as a token of our respect.
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