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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the 
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State of Illinois learned with regret of the death of Richard 
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A. Brauer of Belleville on Tuesday, May 25, 2004; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Richard A. Brauer was born on August 28, 1928, in 
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Belleville to George and Lillian, nee Felts, Brauer; he 
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graduated from Belleville Township High School in 1945 and 
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attended St. Louis University; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Brauer valiantly served his country in the 
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U.S. Army as a combat engineer in the Korean War; he married 
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Dorothy "Dottie", nee Rose, on July 6, 1968; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Brauer worked in the plastering business for 
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several years and also at Monsanto in Sauget; in 1973, his 
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mentor, Belleville Mayor Charles Nichols, asked him to run for 
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city clerk on his ticket; he served as city clerk from 1973 
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until 1979, when he was elected mayor to finish the term of 
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Mayor Nichols; he proudly served as mayor of Belleville until 
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1993; in his retirement, he served as both commissioner and 
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treasurer of the Public Building Commission of St. Clair 
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County; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Brauer loved spending the winter months in 
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Orange Beach, Alabama, at the family condo, where he was 
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treasurer of the condo association; he was also a past 
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president of the Missouri Snowbirds Club, Gulf Shores, Alabama; 
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he loved his family, his city, his country, and his many 
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friends; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Brauer was co-founder and chairman emeritus of 
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Belleville Sister Cities, Inc.; a life member, past governor 
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and pilgrim of Belleville-Swansea Moose Lodge 1221; a member of 
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American Legion Belleville Post 58; and a life member of the 
 


 






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Veterans of Foreign Wars;  he was active in St. Clair Masonic 
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Lodge 24, AF&AM, for 49 years; he was also a member of the 
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Knight Temple, the Royal Arch Masons of Illinois, and the Ainad 
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Temple Shriners; other memberships included the Korean War 
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Veterans Association, IMJIN chapter, the board of the 14th 
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Engineer Combat Battalion Association, the Plasterers Union, 
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the Eagles, South Side Improvement Association, the Historical 
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Society of St. Clair County, and the Genealogical Societies of 
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St. Louis and St. Clair County; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The passing of Richard A. Brauer has been deeply 
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felt by many, especially his wife, Dorothy "Dottie"; his 
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brothers and sisters, Kenneth (Jean) Brauer, Betty (Marshall) 
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Hartman, Marilyn (Don) Ackerman, Bill (Betty) Brauer, and 
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Barbara (Bill) Meier; his foster brother, Don (Sue) Frazier; 
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his sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Audrey Brauer, Carol 
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Brauer, Tom (Ruth) Rose, Jeanne (Jim) Koechling, Theresa (Gene) 
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Boyet, Marcella Rose, Richard (Shirley) Rose, Betty Rose, and 
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Carol Rose; and his many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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mourn the passing of Richard A. Brauer, and we extend our 
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deepest sympathy to his family, friends, community, and all who 
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knew and loved him; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Richard A. Brauer as an expression 
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of our sincere condolences.