Full Text of SR0078 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Brent Harold Gwillim of Peoria | 4 | | Heights, who passed away on February 8, 2023; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Brent Gwillim was born to Olive and Harold | 6 | | Gwillim in St. Louis, Missouri on July 28, 1946; he graduated | 7 | | from Alton High School and Bradley University; he received his | 8 | | Juris Doctor from the University of Missouri College of Law; | 9 | | he was a proud member of the Sigma Chi fraternity; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Brent Gwillim's entire law career was spent at | 11 | | Heyl, Royster, Voelker and Allen, where he loved the practice | 12 | | of law, his coworkers, his partners, his support staff, and | 13 | | his clients; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Brent Gwillim participated in and was a leader of | 15 | | many professional associations, including being chairman of | 16 | | the Corporation and Securities Section Council of the Illinois | 17 | | State Bar Association and chairman of the committee which | 18 | | created and assisted in the adoption of a new Illinois Supreme | 19 | | Court rule limiting liability of attorneys practicing in | 20 | | Illinois; throughout his life, he was a statewide speaker on a | 21 | | variety of legal and business topics and also spoke and | 22 | | created seminars for the Illinois Institute of Continuing |
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| 1 | | Legal Education; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Brent Gwillim held many leadership positions in | 3 | | his community, including serving as chairman of the Tri-County | 4 | | March of Dimes, president of the Peoria High School Band and | 5 | | Orchestra Parents' Club, and president of the Peoria High | 6 | | School Boosters; he also sat on the boards of First Federated | 7 | | Church and the Country Club of Peoria; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Brent Gwillim will be remembered for his | 9 | | kindness, his humor, his wit, his strength, and his faith; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Brent Gwillim was preceded in death by his son, | 11 | | Kirk (Karmen); his sister, Tara Eby; his parents; and his | 12 | | father-in-law, George Kirkpatrick; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Brent Gwillim is survived by his wife of 57 | 14 | | years, Judy; his mother-in-law, Lois Kirkpatrick; his sons, | 15 | | Todd (Susie), Brad (Miew), and Ryan (Morgan); his | 16 | | grandchildren, Lauren, Marshall, Emerson, Finley, Harper, and | 17 | | Reese Gwillim and Ryan (Lauren) and Nathan (Josie) Darko; his | 18 | | niece, Pamala (Jim) Coady; his nephew, Chad (Amy) Eby; and his | 19 | | many cousins; therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 21 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
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| 1 | | Brent Harold Gwillim and extend our sincere
condolences to his | 2 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be it | 3 | | further
| 4 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 5 | | presented to the family of Brent Gwillim as an expression of
| 6 | | our deepest sympathy.
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