Full Text of HR0989 93rd General Assembly
HR0989 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives wish to recognize Bramley Funeral Home in | 4 |
| Divernon on the occasion of its 80th
anniversary on June 6th, | 5 |
| 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Charles R. (Bob) Bramley helped his father, the | 7 |
| late Chester (C.G.) Bramley, in the family's mortuary business | 8 |
| many years ago; at that time, he didn't know that he would | 9 |
| follow in his father's footsteps or that his son, Tim, and now | 10 |
| his granddaughter, Sarah, would follow in his; and
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| WHEREAS, Bob graduated from high school in 1939 and went to | 12 |
| work as a clerk for the C & IM Railroad; he served time in the | 13 |
| armed forces from 1942 to 1946; he was a Master Sergeant in the | 14 |
| Army Medical Corp; in 1947, he attended mortuary school in St. | 15 |
| Louis and graduated in 1948; and | 16 |
| WHEREAS, Bob married Carolyn on December 27, 1947; he | 17 |
| worked in the business with his father until his father passed | 18 |
| away in 1967; and | 19 |
| WHEREAS, The Bramley's also operated an ambulance service | 20 |
| for many years but discontinued the service in 1981; and | 21 |
| WHEREAS, Tim Bramley went to mortuary school in Carbondale | 22 |
| and received his license in 1979; he then went to work at Bisch | 23 |
| Funeral Home in Springfield for 13 years and during that time, | 24 |
| he helped his dad as well; and | 25 |
| WHEREAS, The Bramleys purchased the former First Midwest | 26 |
| building in Auburn in 1991 and opened their Auburn location in | 27 |
| June 4, 1991; at that time, Tim left Bisch Funeral Home to work | 28 |
| with his father full time; and
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| WHEREAS, Bob states that his wife, Carolyn, has always been | 2 |
| there in the background; her help and support have been | 3 |
| invaluable to him throughout the years; and
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| WHEREAS, Tim's daughter, Sarah, graduated from Carl | 5 |
| Sandburg Mortuary School in May, 2003 and is currently serving | 6 |
| her apprenticeship with her grandfather and dad; and
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| WHEREAS, In addition to the family's business, Bob worked | 8 |
| for the Postal Service for 22 years, kept the Divernon School | 9 |
| District's books for 30 years, was Village treasurer for 49 | 10 |
| years, and served as secretary and treasurer for the Divernon | 11 |
| Fire Protection District for many years; he is currently | 12 |
| secretary and treasurer of the Brush Creek Cemetery Board, a | 13 |
| position be has held for 45 years; and | 14 |
| WHEREAS, Mr. Bramley feels strongly about providing this | 15 |
| service to the community even though being in a small town is | 16 |
| difficult because everyone who passes away is your friend; he | 17 |
| has dedicated his whole life to the
community; and | 18 |
| WHEREAS, The village of Divernon has recognized June 6, | 19 |
| 2004 as "Bob Bramley Day"; therefore, be it | 20 |
| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 21 |
| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 22 |
| congratulate the Bramleys on their 80th anniversary of Bramley | 23 |
| Funeral Home and their dedication to the community; and be it | 24 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 26 |
| presented to Mr. Bob
Bramley as a token of our respect.
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