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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     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
 
6     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
 
9     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
 
17     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
 
21     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
 
27     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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1 (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
 
5     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
 
10     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
11 presented to his family as an expression of our deepest
12 sympathy.