Full Text of SR1140 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Charles W. "Charlie" Brandt of Milan, | 4 | | who passed away on August 1, 2022; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Charles Brandt was born to Henry G. Brandt Sr. | 6 | | and Agnes M. Wingard Brandt in Rock Island on December 12, | 7 | | 1930; he married Patricia Ryan at Sacred Heart Cathedral in | 8 | | Davenport, Iowa on October 3, 1953; he served in the U.S. Air | 9 | | Force; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Charles Brandt founded Brandt Construction | 11 | | Company in April 1959, where he served as president and | 12 | | chairman of the board; he led his company through an expansion | 13 | | into all industries within the construction field; after 63 | 14 | | years in the business, he served as president for nine | 15 | | different companies; throughout his leadership, he touched the | 16 | | lives of many and treated every employee as if they were his | 17 | | own family; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Charles Brandt was a member of St. Ambrose | 19 | | Catholic Church in Milan; he served as a Third Degree Knight in | 20 | | the Knights of Columbus Council 532 in Davenport for 64 years; | 21 | | he was also a member of the TPA Quad City Post, the Moose Lodge | 22 | | #190, Milan American Legion Post 569, and Rock Island VFW Post |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Charles Brandt was an avid hunter and fisherman; | 3 | | he loved spending time with his sons and grandsons, whether it | 4 | | was spent on the farms, while deer or geese hunting, or while | 5 | | chasing tarpon in Costa Rica; his passion for construction | 6 | | spread into his free time, and he could often be found on the | 7 | | farm playing with his construction equipment and his dogs; he | 8 | | loved Labradors, possessing many over the years; he also | 9 | | enjoyed horse racing in his younger years and even owned a few; | 10 | | and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Charles Brandt was preceded in death by his | 12 | | parents; his brothers, Henry G. Brandt Jr. and William "Bill" | 13 | | Brandt; his sister, Betty Zwer; and his daughter-in-law, | 14 | | Brenda Brandt; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Charles Brandt is survived by his wife, Patricia | 16 | | Brandt; his children, Terry Brandt, Tim (Krystal Miller) | 17 | | Brandt, Jane (Kevin Trasorras) Brandt, Todd (Laura) Brandt, | 18 | | and Trent (Cathy Vanthournout) Brandt; his six grandchildren; | 19 | | and his six great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 21 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 22 | | Charles W. "Charlie" Brandt and extend our sincere condolences |
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| 1 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | 2 | | it further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 | | presented to the family of Charles Brandt as an expression of | 5 | | our deepest sympathy.
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