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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of James
4 "Mike" Brennan of Springfield, who passed away on October 24,
5 2008; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Mike Brennan was born on August 8, 1948 in
7 Springfield; he was the son of James William and Darlene
8 Surbeck Brennan; he married Molly Oakey on April 24, 1981 in
9 Springfield; and
 
10     WHEREAS, Mike Brennan served faithfully with the
11 Springfield Fire Department for 29 years; he also served as a
12 lobbyist for the Associated Firefighters of Illinois (AFFI) for
13 29 years and as legislative director of the Illinois Sheriffs
14 Association for 10 years; and
 
15     WHEREAS, Mike Brennan was a member of numerous civic and
16 community organizations, including the St. Agnes Catholic
17 Church, Springfield Firefighters Local 37, and the Associated
18 Firefighters of Illinois; he was also a legislative
19 representative emeritus of AFFI and the Firefighters Lake Club;
20 and
 
21     WHEREAS, Mike Brennan was an avid golfer; his most

 

 

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1 cherished activity, however, was spending time with his family,
2 particularly his grandchildren and his many friends; and
 
3     WHEREAS, Mike Brennan was preceded in death by his father,
4 William Brennan; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Mike Brennan is survived by his wife, Molly; his
6 children, Matthew Brennan, Michael (wife, Kari) Brennan, and
7 Melissa (husband, Dave) Wilson; his grandchildren, Michael and
8 Megan Wilson, Tyler and Austin Brennan, and Karli Christine and
9 Emma Brennan; his mother, Darlene Brennan; his sisters, Pamela
10 (husband, Thomas) Maskey and Patty (husband, Kenny) Kress; and
11 his many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins; and
 
12     WHEREAS, Mike Brennan will be remembered by all who knew
13 and loved him as a kind and gregarious man whose sense of humor
14 and intense dedication to his family, friends and fellow
15 firefighters endeared him to all he met; therefore, be it
 
16     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
17 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
18 mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of James
19 "Mike" Brennan; and be it further
 
20     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
21 presented to the family of James "Mike" Brennan as an

 

 

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1 expression of our sympathy.