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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to congratulate Brenda Logan on the | ||||||
| 4 | occasion of her retirement from Baxter's Vineyards and Winery | ||||||
| 5 | and thank her for her significant contributions to the good of | ||||||
| 6 | the wine industry and the State of Illinois; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Brenda Logan, who was born to Gene "Eugene" Pezley | ||||||
| 8 | and Julia (nee Hanley) Pezley, was raised and has lived in the | ||||||
| 9 | Nauvoo area her entire life; she graduated from Nauvoo-Colusa | ||||||
| 10 | High School in 1974 and attended Robert Morris University and | ||||||
| 11 | the Moser College of Business in Carthage; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, In 1979, Brenda Logan married Kelly Logan, a | ||||||
| 13 | member of the fifth generation of the Baxter family, which has | ||||||
| 14 | been growing grapes and making wine in Illinois since 1857; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, In 1987, Brenda Logan and her husband purchased | ||||||
| 16 | the family business, Gem City Vineland Company, and reopened it | ||||||
| 17 | in 1989 as Baxter's Vineyards and Winery, with Brenda as the | ||||||
| 18 | primary wine maker and general manager; and | ||||||
| 19 | WHEREAS, Since reopening Baxter's Vineyard, Brenda Logan | ||||||
| 20 | has applied her keen mind and generous spirit to refurbish the | ||||||
| 21 | entire operation, diversifying the products offered to | ||||||
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| 1 | customers, expanding the business to host overnight travelers, | ||||||
| 2 | adding a venue for special events, all the while learning and | ||||||
| 3 | working hard to improve the experience for customers when they | ||||||
| 4 | enjoyed Baxter's wine; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, All of this was accomplished even as Brenda Logan | ||||||
| 6 | gave generously to her friends and colleagues in the Illinois | ||||||
| 7 | wine industry, taking a lead role in establishing the Illinois | ||||||
| 8 | Grape Growers and Vintners Association, serving as President | ||||||
| 9 | from 1993 to 1995; as Secretary-Treasurer from 1995 to 2013; | ||||||
| 10 | and as a board member from 2013 to 2015; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Brenda Logan has not confined her gifts and | ||||||
| 12 | talents to only the wine industry but has also been a leader on | ||||||
| 13 | the Nauvoo Chamber of Commerce and has worked in countless ways | ||||||
| 14 | to promote and maintain the quality of life people in Nauvoo | ||||||
| 15 | have come to enjoy; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Brenda Logan is now looking forward to spending a | ||||||
| 17 | little less time with grapes and wine and a little more time | ||||||
| 18 | with family, including her husband, Kelly, daughter and | ||||||
| 19 | son-in-law, Kim and Jerry Orth, and granddaughter, Annabelle | ||||||
| 20 | Lee; therefore, be it
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| 21 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 22 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
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| 1 | congratulate Brenda Logan on her retirement from Baxter's | ||||||
| 2 | Vineyards and wish her continued success and happiness in the | ||||||
| 3 | future; and be it further
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| 4 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 5 | presented to Brenda Logan as a symbol of our esteem and | ||||||
| 6 | respect.
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