Full Text of SR1337 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Glen Albert Brandt of Pleasant Plains, | 4 | | who passed away on June 7, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Glen Brandt was born to Albert and Margaret Bomke | 6 | | Brandt in Farmingdale on March 19, 1926; he was confirmed into | 7 | | the Lutheran Church at Immanuel Lutheran Church on August 13, | 8 | | 1939; he graduated from Pleasant Plains High School in 1944 and | 9 | | briefly attended Springfield Junior College before enlisting | 10 | | in the U.S. Merchant Marines; he served for three years during | 11 | | WWII; he returned home to farm with his father but was drafted | 12 | | into the U.S. Army in 1950 to serve in Korea; after two years | 13 | | with the 27th Regiment of the 25th Division, he was honorably | 14 | | discharged; he married Peggy Eileen Carter on September 5, | 15 | | 1960; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, In 1953, Glen Brandt and his sister, Evelyn, | 17 | | founded the business that would grow to become Brandt, Inc.; he | 18 | | remained active in the agriculture business that bears his name | 19 | | until his passing, serving as a vocal consultant to the board | 20 | | of directors; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Glen Brandt previously served as the president of | 22 | | what is now known as the Ag Retailers Association; he was |
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| 1 | | involved in the community as a member of the Pleasant Plains | 2 | | American Legion, a patron of the Memorial Medical Center | 3 | | Foundation, and as a member of the development committee for | 4 | | Lincoln Land Community College; he was a member of Zion | 5 | | Lutheran Church in Pleasant Plains; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The Ag Retailers Association named Brandt, Inc. | 7 | | the Ag Retailer of the Year in 2000 and also presented Glen | 8 | | Brandt its prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007; | 9 | | Glen, along with Evelyn, were named the Illinois State Ag | 10 | | Ambassadors in 2015; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, in his youth, Glen Brandt was a founding member of | 12 | | the band Boogie Woogie Brandt and the Barrelhouse Boys; more | 13 | | recently, he enjoyed socializing, talking business over | 14 | | cocktails, smoking a stogie, and taking walks on Bonita Beach; | 15 | | he was also a licensed pilot; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Glen Brandt was preceded in death by his parents | 17 | | and his wife; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Glen Brandt is survived by his sisters, Evelyn | 19 | | Brandt Thomas and Shirley Brandt Hagen; his son, Rick (Kristie) | 20 | | Brandt; his daughter, Terri (Tom) Gustafson; his four beloved | 21 | | grandchildren, Sierra-Shae Brandt and Alex, Will, and Joe | 22 | | Gustafson; his niece; his nephew; his many cousins; and his |
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| 1 | | special care giver, Janet Zeigler; therefore, be it
| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 3 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
| 4 | | Glen Albert Brandt and extend our sincere
condolences to his | 5 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be it | 6 | | further
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 8 | | presented to the family of Glen Brandt as an expression of
our | 9 | | deepest sympathy.
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