Full Text of HR0046 99th General Assembly
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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 Bruce | 4 | | Allen Fasol of West Frankfort, who passed away on January 16, | 5 | | 2015; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Bruce Fasol was born in Benton on March 11, 1957 | 7 | | to Pearl (nee Filkins) and Delio Fasol; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Bruce Fasol served as the voice of the West | 9 | | Frankfort Redbirds in Max Morris Gymnasium for over 40 years, | 10 | | broadcasting more than 4,000 games; he was a member of the | 11 | | Illinois Broadcaster's Association Hall of Fame and recipient | 12 | | of awards such as the Broadcast Achievement Award, the Liberty | 13 | | Bell Award, the Illinois High School Association Distinguished | 14 | | Media Service Award, the Outstanding Club Leadership Award from | 15 | | Key Club International, the Merle-Jones Lifetime Achievement | 16 | | Award, the Tom McKie Achievement Award, and many others; in | 17 | | 2000, he was named as the Citizen of the Year for his work in | 18 | | West Frankfort Athletics and his dedication to the community; | 19 | | and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Bruce Fasol created, led, and assisted with dozens | 21 | | of charity and community programs and organizations; he | 22 | | launched the Emergency Tele-Medicine committee to help bring |
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| 1 | | more advanced medical services to Southern Illinois; he was | 2 | | instrumental in the planning of hundreds of community projects; | 3 | | his most prized project was a coat program started in 2003 with | 4 | | his longtime broadcast partner and best friend, Rick | 5 | | Westermeier; the program collected and housed donated coats all | 6 | | year and made them available free to anyone in need; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Bruce Fasol was affectionately known as "Poppa" | 8 | | and his grandkids, Zakkary and Isabella Chambers and Bre'Anna, | 9 | | were "Poppa's Army"; he had 2 daughters and one son-in-law, | 10 | | Tara Fasol-Chambers and husband, Dave Chambers, and Sara Fasol; | 11 | | and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Bruce Fasol was preceded in death by his mother, | 13 | | Pearl Fasol; his father, Delio Fasol; his step-mother, Jesse | 14 | | Fasol; and his sister, Carole Hood; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Bruce Fasol is remembered by his brother, Al | 16 | | Fasol, and wife, Beverly, and their children and grandchildren, | 17 | | as well as a cousin, whom he thought of as a little brother, | 18 | | Michael Bret Hood, and his wife, Nancy, and daughter; | 19 | | therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 21 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 22 | | mourn the passing of Bruce Allen Fasol, and extend our sincere |
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| 1 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 2 | | him; and be it further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 | | presented to the family of Bruce Fasol as an expression of our | 5 | | deepest sympathy.
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