Full Text of SR0555 96th General Assembly
SR0555 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of Douglas Alan Brignall of Bartonville, who | 4 |
| passed away on December 8, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, Douglas Alan Brignall was born June 6, 1953, in | 6 |
| Canton, to George and Zelda Fawcett Brignall; and
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| WHEREAS, He was an Illinois Air National Guard veteran, | 8 |
| serving from 1971 to 1977; he worked at Caterpillar Inc. for | 9 |
| four years before joining the Peoria Fire Department on May 23, | 10 |
| 1977; he retired from the Peoria Fire Department as a Battalion | 11 |
| Chief on June 6, 2009, after 32 years of service; he was the | 12 |
| primary author of the Peoria Fire Department history book, | 13 |
| " Peoria Firefighters, A Proud History ";
he was a member of the | 14 |
| Bartonville Volunteer Fire Department for many years, and he | 15 |
| served as the fire chief for the Limestone Fire District for | 16 |
| one year; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a lifelong fan of the Chicago Cubs and the | 18 |
| Chicago Bears; he enjoyed fishing at the family retreat at Star | 19 |
| Lake in Minnesota with family and friends and also enjoyed high | 20 |
| school and college basketball; and
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| WHEREAS, Douglas was preceded in death by his father and |
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| both sets of grandparents; and
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| WHEREAS, Douglas Brignall is survived by his mother, Zelda | 3 |
| Brignall; his son, Doug Closen; his daughter, Breanna Brignall; | 4 |
| his daughter, Gwendolyn Brignall; his son, Liam Brignall; his | 5 |
| grandson, Jordan Closen; his brother, Steven (Mi) Brignall; his | 6 |
| sister, Georgia (Kevin) Mason; his nieces, Elizabeth Brignall, | 7 |
| Jessica Mason, and Jennifer Mason; and his nephew, Joseph | 8 |
| Brignall; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 10 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 11 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Douglas Brignall; and be | 12 |
| it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 |
| presented to the family of Douglas Brignall as a symbol of our | 15 |
| sincere sympathy.
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