Full Text of SR0681 94th General Assembly
SR0681 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| learned with regret of the death of Eugene "Gene" Brombolich | 4 |
| Sr., the former mayor of Collinsville, on Sunday, March 19, | 5 |
| 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born on August 21, 1939, in East St. Louis | 7 |
| to John and Sophia Mary, nee Kordela, Brombolich; he married | 8 |
| Sheila Purlee on July 15, 1995; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Brombolich served three consecutive terms as | 10 |
| mayor of Collinsville from 1979 to 1991; he also served as the | 11 |
| city's finance commissioner in 1975 and 1976; under his | 12 |
| leadership, the City Council approved the construction of the | 13 |
| Gateway Convention Center in Collinsville's Eastport business | 14 |
| district; he continued to be involved with the center by | 15 |
| serving as vice chairman of the city convention Authority | 16 |
| Board; and
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| WHEREAS, After retiring from Monsanto as a chemist, he | 18 |
| worked as a real estate agent for Coldwell Banker; he served as | 19 |
| a Democratic precinct committeeman and was a lifelong member | 20 |
| and former president of the Collinsville Democratic Club; and
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| WHEREAS, As a member and former president of the | 22 |
| Collinsville Jaycees, he was a co-founder of the Jaycee Raiders | 23 |
| Football League; he also was a member of the Collinsville | 24 |
| Animal Network, the Miners Foundation, and St. Peter and Paul | 25 |
| Catholic Church in Collinsville; he was a former member of the | 26 |
| Collinsville Historic Preservation Commission; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Gene Brombolich has been deeply | 28 |
| felt by many, especially his wife, Sheila; his children, Eugene | 29 |
| "Rusty" (Cheryl) Brombolich Jr., Kim (Dennis) Thebeau, Alison | 30 |
| Romanik, and Rebecca Brombolich; his stepchildren, Shelly |
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| (Rob) Messer and Edward Clark; his brother, James A. (Gloria) | 2 |
| Brombolich; his sisters, Judith A. (Carl) Ogle and Rose Jedda; | 3 |
| and his eleven grandchildren; he was preceded in death by his | 4 |
| parents; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 6 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 7 |
| Eugene "Gene" Brombolich Sr., and we extend our sincere | 8 |
| condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 9 |
| him; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our deepest | 12 |
| sympathy.
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