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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to congratulate the Brazinski family on 
4being named the 2021 Illinois Pork Producers Association 
5Family of the Year; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, The Brazinski family owns and operates the 
7Brazinski Pork Farm located in Coulterville; the farm produces 
834,000 market hogs per year in addition to a row crop farming 
9operation that includes 2,200 acres of corn, soybeans, and 
10wheat; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, The family is led by Jim Brazinski, who is 
12president of pig production companies Grand View Farm and 
13Grand Tower Farm and the service agency Corn Silk LLC; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, The family history of both Jim Brazinski's 
15parents is rich in farming tradition; his paternal grandfather 
16set up his farm in the current Coulterville location in the 
171920s; since his parents grew up on farms caring for various 
18animals, it was only natural for them to consider raising 
19animals; and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, In 1984, Jim Brazinski graduated from SIU 
21Carbondale and started constructing more hog buildings on the 
 
 
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1family farm  to keep costs down; and
  
 
2    WHEREAS, Anything the Brazinski family thought they could 
3build, they tried to build; this included building their own 
4hog building, pouring concrete slats, building feeders and 
5manure pumps, and designing and making curtain openers; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, On a herd visit in 2006, Dr. Bill Hollis, a 
7veterinarian with Carthage Veterinary Service, suggested that 
8the Brazinski family join a sow farm to improve the 
9consistency of their pig flows; this  improved the health and 
10efficiency of the growing hogs, and as a result, the family is 
11still following this structure today; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Family is a huge part of the Brazinski's core 
13values; this is evident as the family formed a small LLC called 
14Corn Silk to hire their own caregivers to make sure Jim 
15Brazinski's mother, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's  disease 
1613 years ago, was able to get compassionate reliable care; and
  
 
17    WHEREAS, The Brazinski family hopes the Brazinski Pork 
18Farm will continue to grow in coming years as they strive to 
19produce the best pork possible with care starting at the sow 
20farm; therefore, be it
  
 
21    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
 
 
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1HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
2we recognize the Brazinski family's hard work and wish them 
3continued success with the Brazinski Pork Farm; and be it 
4further
  
 
5    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
6presented to the Brazinski family as a symbol of our respect 
7and esteem.