SR0574 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Robert F. Brummel of Yorkville, who passed away on January 1, 2012; and

WHEREAS, He was born May 9, 1931 in Aurora, the son of Leo J. and Gertrude (Modaff) Brummel; he received the State Farmers Degree Award in high school; he farmed in Rochester, Wisconsin after serving in the United States Army from December 8, 1953 to 1955, stationed in Germany; he married Patricia Kammes on November 29, 1958; and

WHEREAS, In 1962, they moved to a farm south of Yorkville; in 1949, with the help of his brothers, they built seed cleaners for Brummel Seed Cleaning and built a strong business, of which he was owner and operator for 56 years; and

WHEREAS, He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church of Plano, where he was an usher and a member of the Holy Name Society, for which he supplied sweet corn for its annual Steak Fry; he was a member of the Yorkville Moose and Plano's American Legion; and

WHEREAS, He served as the director of the Yorkville Farmer's Elevator, the Kentland Elevator, and Grainco F/S; as a member of the Kendall County Farm Bureau, he was President for 7 years and served on the Board of Directors for 8 years; he was instrumental in starting the Farm Bureau Scholarship Program; and

WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents, Leo and Gertrude; his sister, Barbara and her husband, Richard Koretke; and his brother, Henry and his wife, Margaret; and

WHEREAS, Robert Brummel is survived by his wife, Patricia; their children, James, Joanne (Roger) Kyrouac, Janelle (Tom) Weber, Gerald, Kenneth (Kay), Carole (John) Steagall, Connie (Gregg) Schoenrade, and Colleen (Robert Jr) Browning; their grandchildren, Randall and Hannah Brummel, Robert and Matthew Kyrouac, Paul (Sonya) and Michael Weber, Aidan Brummel, Richard, Laura, Susan, Rachel, and Thomas Brummel, Kendrick and Katherine Steagall, James, Joseph, and Jennifer Schoenrade, and Robert III and Teage Browning; his brothers, Leo (Delores), Nick (Loretta), Ed (MaryAnn), and Richard (Alice); and his sister, Mary ( Robert) Kammes; therefore, be it

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

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Robert Brummel as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.