Full Text of HJR0125 96th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois General Assembly are | 3 | | saddened to learn of the death of
former Illinois State | 4 | | Representative Joel D. Brunsvold of Milan, who passed away on | 5 | | September 7, 2010; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Joel Brunsvold was born on February 26, 1942, in | 7 | | Mason City, Iowa; he was the son of Burnell and Esther | 8 | | Brunsvold; he married Barbara L. Bashaw on February 22, 1964, | 9 | | in Rock Island; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Joel Brunsvold graduated from Rock Island High | 11 | | School in 1960, where he was a football and baseball standout; | 12 | | he then earned his bachelor's degree from Augustana College in | 13 | | 1964, where he lettered in both football and baseball; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Joel Brunsvold had a distinguished career in | 15 | | education; he began his teaching career at Coyne Center Grade | 16 | | School; he later moved to Sherrard High School, where he taught | 17 | | science and coached football and track; during his teaching | 18 | | career, he was elected to serve as a Trustee for the Village of | 19 | | Milan; he was then elected to serve as Mayor of the Village of | 20 | | Milan in 1977, where he served for 2 successful terms until | 21 | | 1983; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, In 1982, Joel Brunsvold was elected to serve in | 2 | | the Illinois House of Representatives, where he served with | 3 | | dignity and integrity for 11 terms; as a State Representative, | 4 | | he chaired the House Agriculture and Conservation and | 5 | | Elementary and Secondary Education Committees and was | 6 | | appointed by the Speaker of the House to serve as the | 7 | | Democratic Caucus Chairman and Assistant Majority Leader; | 8 | | during this time, he also founded and co-chaired the Illinois | 9 | | Legislative Sportsman's Caucus, an organization that raised | 10 | | money and awareness for outdoor activities for disabled youth; | 11 | | in 2003, he was selected to serve as Director of the Illinois | 12 | | Department of Natural Resources, where he served until his | 13 | | retirement in 2005; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Joel Brunsvold was a member of St. Matthew | 15 | | Lutheran Church in Milan and numerous state and local sports | 16 | | and wildlife organizations; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Joel Brunsvold was preceded in death by his | 18 | | parents; his brother, Jerome; his father-in-law, Earl Bashaw; | 19 | | and his brother-in-law, Dennis Bashaw; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Joel Brunsvold is survived by his beloved wife of | 21 | | 46 years, Barbara; his sons and daughter-in-law, Timothy Joel | 22 | | Brunsvold and Theodore J. and Elizabeth Brunsvold; his | 23 | | granddaughters, Lauren and Grace Brunsvold; his brothers and |
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| 1 | | sisters-in-law, Bruce and Penny Brunsvold and Brian and JoAnne | 2 | | Brunsvold; his mother-in-law, Virginia Bashaw; his | 3 | | sister-in-law, Josie Bashaw; and his nephews and nieces and | 4 | | their spouses, Justin, Lisa, and Kari Brunsvold, Douglas | 5 | | (Christie) Brunsvold, Jason Brunsvold, Abby (Ronnie) Mentarbo, | 6 | | and Anna Bashaw; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Joel Brunsvold will be remembered by all who knew | 8 | | and loved him as a dedicated legislator, a devoted family man, | 9 | | an avid sportsman, and a loyal friend and public servant; | 10 | | therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 12 | | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | 13 | | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we mourn, along with his family | 14 | | and friends, the passing of our former friend and colleague, | 15 | | Joel Brunsvold; and be it further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of Joel Brunsvold as an expression of | 18 | | our sympathy.
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