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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to express 
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their sincere condolences to the family and friends of Brenton 
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J. Emerick of Waukegan, who passed away on January 1, 2007; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Brenton Emerick was born on June 3, 1924, in 
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Pleasantville, Iowa; he served in the United States Navy during 
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World War II in the  South Pacific; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was a member of the Elks Club, the Glen Flora 
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Country Club, the City Club of Waukegan, and the Northside 
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Athletic Club; he also played semi-pro football for the 
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Waukegan Merchants; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Brenton Emerick was president and CEO of American 
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National Bank and Trust of Waukegan and sat on numerous banking 
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boards; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his daughter, Mary 
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Schenkenberg; and his sisters, Catherine Thompson and Dona 
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Hoff; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Brenton Emerick is survived by his loving wife of 
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63 years, Virginia (nee Hasenohrl); his children, Alan (Peggy) 
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Emerick, Margaret (Tibor) Racz, Nancy (Ronald) Centers, Alice 
 


 






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(Merrill) Barden, Marcia (Robert) Tillotson, and Jack (Debora) 
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Emerick; his 14 grandchildren; his 12 great-grandchildren; his 
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great-great-grandchild; and his sister, Beverly Schmidt; 
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therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
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his family and friends, the passing of Brenton Emerick; and be 
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it further

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