Illinois SR 87: MEMORIAL-JAMES B. BLEYER

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SR0087LRB104 11897 MST 21988 r

1SENATE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened 

3to learn of the death of James Bottomley "Jim" Bleyer, who 

4passed away on January 6, 2025; and

5 WHEREAS, Jim Bleyer was born to Albert and Margaret 

6(Tregoning) Bleyer on on October 5, 1928; he graduated from 

7Carterville High School in 1946; he enlisted in the U.S. Army 

8and served during the immediate aftermath of World War II; he 

9attended Southern Illinois University, graduating in three 

10years; he attended law school at Notre Dame, where he was 

11awarded the Hoynes Prize, given to the graduating law class 

12member who has the best record in scholarship, application, 

13deportment, and achievement; and

14 WHEREAS, Jim Bleyer began his legal career in 1954 at the 

15law firm of Franklin and Garrison, leaving in 1966 to pursue 

16the law as a sole practitioner; in 1976, he was inducted as a 

17Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers, an exclusive 

18national organization comprised of lawyers with exceptional 

19courtroom acumen; and

20 WHEREAS, Jim Bleyer formed Bleyer and Bleyer in 1984 with 

21his nephew, Brad; later, his children, Joe and Mary Margaret, 

22along with his nephew, Rocky, and his great-nephew, Jonathan, 

SR0087- 2 -LRB104 11897 MST 21988 r

1all worked at the firm; his granddaughter, Jennifer, worked at 

2the firm while in law school; and

3 WHEREAS, Jim Bleyer was on the Character and Fitness 

4Committee for the Illinois Supreme Court and enjoyed years of 

5interviewing young attorneys prior to their admission to the 

6bar; he continued practicing law and trying cases until age 92 

7and was an active member of the Illinois Bar; during his 

870-year career,