Full Text of HR0069 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Brenda Logan on the | 4 | | occasion of her retirement from Baxter's Vineyards and Winery | 5 | | and thank her for her significant contributions to the good of | 6 | | the wine industry and the State of Illinois; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Brenda Logan, who was born to Gene "Eugene" Pezley | 8 | | and Julia (nee Hanley) Pezley, was raised and has lived in the | 9 | | Nauvoo area her entire life; she graduated from Nauvoo-Colusa | 10 | | High School in 1974 and attended Robert Morris University and | 11 | | the Moser College of Business in Carthage; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, In 1979, Brenda Logan married Kelly Logan, a | 13 | | member of the fifth generation of the Baxter family, which has | 14 | | been growing grapes and making wine in Illinois since 1857; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, In 1987, Brenda Logan and her husband purchased | 16 | | the family business, Gem City Vineland Company, and reopened it | 17 | | in 1989 as Baxter's Vineyards and Winery, with Brenda as the | 18 | | primary wine maker and general manager; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Since reopening Baxter's Vineyard, Brenda Logan | 20 | | has applied her keen mind and generous spirit to refurbish the | 21 | | entire operation, diversifying the products offered to |
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| 1 | | customers, expanding the business to host overnight travelers, | 2 | | adding a venue for special events, all the while learning and | 3 | | working hard to improve the experience for customers when they | 4 | | enjoyed Baxter's wine; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, All of this was accomplished even as Brenda Logan | 6 | | gave generously to her friends and colleagues in the Illinois | 7 | | wine industry, taking a lead role in establishing the Illinois | 8 | | Grape Growers and Vintners Association, serving as President | 9 | | from 1993 to 1995; as Secretary-Treasurer from 1995 to 2013; | 10 | | and as a board member from 2013 to 2015; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Brenda Logan has not confined her gifts and | 12 | | talents to only the wine industry but has also been a leader on | 13 | | the Nauvoo Chamber of Commerce and has worked in countless ways | 14 | | to promote and maintain the quality of life people in Nauvoo | 15 | | have come to enjoy; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Brenda Logan is now looking forward to spending a | 17 | | little less time with grapes and wine and a little more time | 18 | | with family, including her husband, Kelly, daughter and | 19 | | son-in-law, Kim and Jerry Orth, and granddaughter, Annabelle | 20 | | Lee; therefore, be it
| 21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 22 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| 1 | | congratulate Brenda Logan on her retirement from Baxter's | 2 | | Vineyards and wish her continued success and happiness in the | 3 | | future; and be it further
| 4 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 | | presented to Brenda Logan as a symbol of our esteem and | 6 | | respect.
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