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1
HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Edward A.
4 Brennan of Burr Ridge, who passed away December 27, 2007; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Edward Brennan was born in 1934 in Chicago; he was
6 a 1955 graduate of Marquette University; Mr. Brennan retired
7 from Sears, Roebuck and Company, as chairman and chief
8 executive officer on August 9, 1995, after a 39-year career; he
9 started with Sears in 1958 selling men's furnishings in
10 Madison, Wisconsin, and rose through the ranks to become Sears'
11 eleventh chairman, a position he achieved in 1986; and
 
12     WHEREAS, He served on the boards of Exelon Corporation and
13 McDonald's Corporation; in previous years, he served on the
14 boards of Allstate, 3M, Morgan Stanley, Dean Foods, and AMR,
15 the parent company of American Airlines, where he served as
16 executive chairman from April 2003 to May 2004; Mr. Brennan
17 previously served as chairman of the Board of Trustees at
18 DePaul University and Marquette University, and was president
19 of the United Way of America; and
 
20     WHEREAS, He was the chairman of the Board of Trustees of
21 Rush University Medical Center in Chicago and a member of the
22 United States Naval Academy Foundation Board; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, Edward Brennan was recognized for a lifetime of
2 philanthropy and civic leadership and a lifelong commitment to
3 public service and higher education in Chicago, as evidenced by
4 his 20 years of service as a DePaul trustee; he founded the
5 University's Corporate and Foundation Gifts Committee and also
6 helped to arrange numerous gifts to the university, funding
7 both scholarships and facilities; he also found time to serve
8 many other educational, Catholic, and not-for-profit
9 organizations; even in retirement, he still chaired the board
10 at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center; and
 
11     WHEREAS, Edward Brennan is survived by his wife of 52
12 years, Lois L. (nee Lyon); his children, Edward J. (Deborah S.)
13 Brennan, Cindy B. (John) Walls, Sharon B. Lisnow, Donald A.
14 (Kimberly M.) Brennan, John L. (Jean M.) Brennan, and Linda B.
15 (Joel) Thode; his siblings, Bernard (Tammy) Brennan, David
16 (Mary) Brennan, Margaret Bourget, Melissa Brennan, and Joan
17 Ely; and 19 grandchildren; therefore, be it
 
18     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
19 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
20 mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Edward
21 A. Brennan; and be it further
 
22     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be

 

 

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1 presented to the family of Edward A. Brennan as a symbol of our
2 sincere sympathy.