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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
| 3 | learn of the death of Brian Scott Anderson of Rockford, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on June 19, 2017; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Brian Anderson was born in Rockford to Gene and | ||||||
| 6 | Gina Anderson on March 8, 1954; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Brian Anderson owned the Anderson Automotive | ||||||
| 8 | Group of Rockford and Loves Park; he started in the automotive | ||||||
| 9 | business with his father, Gene Anderson, in 1970 in Loves Park | ||||||
| 10 | with the Datsun-Saab franchise, which later became Nissan and | ||||||
| 11 | Mazda; they added the Dodge and Toyota franchises in 1989; he | ||||||
| 12 | retired in the early 1990s and went on to build one of the | ||||||
| 13 | largest auto groups in Northern Illinois with 12 new car | ||||||
| 14 | franchises and five locations in Rockford and Loves Park; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Brian Anderson's favorite pastime was competing | ||||||
| 16 | in skeet tournaments across the United States; he won numerous | ||||||
| 17 | awards, including Arizona State Champion in 2016 and 2017, and | ||||||
| 18 | several placements at the world skeet championships; he was | ||||||
| 19 | also a skeet coach and mentored many young athletes; and | ||||||
| 20 | WHEREAS, Brian Anderson was always willing to support | ||||||
| 21 | community projects and charitable organizations, many times | ||||||
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| 1 | with little or no recognition; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Brian Anderson was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 3 | mother, Gina (Yeakle) Anderson; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Brian Anderson is survived by his wife, Judy | ||||||
| 5 | Anderson; his son, Chad (Sara) Anderson; his daughter, | ||||||
| 6 | Stephanie (Ryan) Finney; his father, Gene Anderson; his | ||||||
| 7 | stepmother, Maggie Berkheimer; his grandchildren, Danny McGee, | ||||||
| 8 | Meghan McGee, Taylor Anderson, Carter Finney, and Evelyn | ||||||
| 9 | Finney; his brother, James (Elizabeth) Anderson; his sister, | ||||||
| 10 | Cindy (Ted) Markee; his niece, Hailey Markee; and his nephews, | ||||||
| 11 | Tom Anderson, Sam Anderson, Blaine Love, and Cole Love; | ||||||
| 12 | therefore, be it
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| 13 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 14 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 15 | Brian Scott Anderson, and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
| 16 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 17 | further
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| 18 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 19 | presented to the family of Brian Anderson as an expression of | ||||||
| 20 | our deepest sympathy.
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