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92_SR0228
LRB9210740RHrhA
1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to
3 express their sincere condolences to the family and friends
4 of Eugene and Betty Bravieri, who passed away on October 12,
5 2001; and
6 WHEREAS, Betty J. Bravieri was born in Geneva, Illinois
7 and raised in Chicago, where she graduated from Kelvyn Park
8 High School; she graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Knox College
9 in Galesburg, Illinois, where she received a bachelor's
10 degree in music; and
11 WHEREAS, After marrying Eugene R. Bravieri in 1947 and
12 settling in Niles, Betty Bravieri taught music at St. John
13 Brebeuf School during the late 1950s and early 1960s; she
14 then spent nearly 20 years as a math teacher at St. Paul of
15 the Cross School, where she taught junior high until her
16 retirement in 1987; she was best known for her phrase, "Did
17 you ride the bus or did you bring your lunch to school
18 today?"; and
19 WHEREAS, Eugene R. Bravieri was born in Chicago, Illinois
20 and graduated from Schurtz High School; he served in the
21 infantry during World War II; he received a Silver Star and a
22 Purple Heart after being wounded in France; and
23 WHEREAS, After the war, Mr. Bravieri returned to Chicago
24 and began working as an insurance inspector for Jaspers
25 Reports in Chicago; he later became co-owner of the company
26 and changed the name to JBL Corp.; he retired in the late
27 1980s and moved to Wisconsin with his wife; and
28 WHEREAS, The passing of Eugene and Betty Bravieri will be
29 deeply felt by all who knew and loved them, especially their
30 children, Janice Glueckert and Richard Bravieri; their four
31 grandchildren; Mr. Bravieri's sister, Yvonne Klatt; and Mrs.
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1 Bravieri's sister, Bernadine Yardley; therefore, be it
2 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SECOND GENERAL
3 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
4 all who knew them, the death of Eugene and Betty Bravieri of
5 Wisconsin, formerly of Niles, Illinois; and be it further
6 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7 presented to the family of Eugene and Betty Bravieri with our
8 sincere condolences.