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91_HR0570
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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, It is with great pleasure that the members of
3 this Body welcome the opportunity to recognize citizens of
4 this State who have made outstanding contributions to
5 society; and
6 WHEREAS, Wade Brunsmann of Belleville has announced his
7 retirement after nearly fifty years of representing the
8 residents of St. Clair County; and
9 WHEREAS, Wade Brunsmann is a veteran of the United States
10 Navy during World War II, having served as chief of engine
11 rooms aboard a minesweeper; and
12 WHEREAS, He received his engineering degree from Case
13 Western Reserve in Cleveland and opened Brunsmann Heating &
14 Refrigeration Service in Belleville in 1957; he passed the
15 business to his son, Mark, in 1987; and
16 WHEREAS, Wade Brunsmann was elected to the St. Clair
17 County Board in 1952; he served on the board's finance
18 committee, the MidAmerican Airport planning committee, the
19 county zoning committee, and the environment committee, among
20 others; and
21 WHEREAS, He was appointed by Jerry Costello to the
22 advisory board of Programs and Services for Older Persons
23 soon after its inception in 1973; and
24 WHEREAS, He was named officeholder of the year in 1986 by
25 the Belleville Democratic Committee and was awarded a
26 lifetime achievement award for outstanding public service by
27 the East-West Gateway Coordinating Council in 1996; and
28 WHEREAS, An honest man with great compassion, Wade
29 Brunsmann has earned the respect of all; therefore, be it
30 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
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1 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
2 we congratulate and thank Wade Brunsmann for the dedicated
3 service he has given to the residents of St. Clair County and
4 wish him the best for the future; and be it further
5 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
6 presented to Wade Brunsmann.