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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
House Concurrent Resolution 37
Sponsored by Representative EVANS, Senator PATTERSON
SUMMARY
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject
to consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor’s brief statement of the essential features of the
measure as introduced.The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability
standards.
Digest: Pays respect to the life and memory of Andy Bromeland. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3).
Recognizes Andy Bromeland (1948-2024) for his service and commitment to the people of the
State of Oregon.
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Whereas Andy Bromeland was born on April 22, 1948, in Blue Earth, Minnesota, to Don and
Thelma Bromeland; and
Whereas Andy grew up on his father’s farm near Frost, Minnesota; and
Whereas in the summer of 1966, after graduating from Mankato State College, Andy moved to
Oregon;and
Whereas following a job at Samaritan Albany General Hospital in Albany, Oregon, Andy joined
the Secretary of State Audits Division in Salem as a Certified Public Accountant; and
Whereas Andy was a firm believer in grassroots democracy, and served 52 years as a Marion
County Democratic Precinct Committeeperson; and
Whereas Andy served as chair of the Young Democrats of Oregon from 1977 to 1978; and
Whereas following his time with the Young Democrats, Andy chaired the Marion County Dem-
ocratic Central Committee from 1978 to 1985; and
Whereas Andy was also a member of both the State Central Committee and the Congressional
Central Committee from 1978 to 1985; and
Whereas Andy also served as chair for the Salem-Keizer Public Schools Community Relations
Committee, the Marion County DemoForum program, and the Neighborhood Leader Program in
Marion County, which he set up; and
Whereas Andy also created the Neighbor-to-Neighbor Program in the City of Salem, and he ran
it for five years; and
Whereas Andy married his wife, LeAnn, in 1979, and they raised their two children, Brandon
and Holly, in Salem; and
Whereas Andy was an avid hiker and camper who spent countless days making memories with
his family on the Metolius River and the Oregon coast; and
Whereas Andy was a committed career public educator, a loyal and passionate University of
Oregon Ducks fan, and a loving and beloved husband, father and grandfather; and
Whereas Andy passed away at Salem Health on September 21, 2024; and
Whereas Andy is survived by his wife, LeAnn, his son Brandon and daughter Holly, his
daughter-in-law Jill, his grandsons Caleb, Chase and Lowell, his granddaughter Lucy, his siblings
Duane, Virginia, Kristen and Ken and his much-loved dog Gus; now, therefore,
NOTE:Matter in boldfaced type in an amended section is new; matter [italic and bracketed] is existing law to be omitted.
New sections are in boldfaced type.
LC 4782 HCR37
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Be It Resolved by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon:
That we, the members of the Eighty-third Legislative Assembly, recognize Andy Bromeland for
his service and commitment to the people of the State of Oregon; and be it further
Resolved, That a copy of this resolution shall be presented to the family of Andy Bromeland as
an expression of our sympathy and condolences.
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