LittleSis: W Rockwell Wirtz

Rocky Wirtz, co-chairman and founder of US distributor Breakthru Beverage Group and owner of ice hockey team Chicago Blackhawks, has died at the age of 70. Wirtz died July 25, 2023 at NorthShore Evanston Hospital in Illinois following a ‘brief illness’, according to a statement. He was the principal founder of Breakthru Beverage Group, North America’s third-largest wholesale alcohol company. Wirtz was also a former chairman of trade body the Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America (WSWA). In addition to his son Danny, who is the Chicago Blackhawks’ chief executive, Mr. Wirtz’s survivors include his wife, Marilyn (Queen) Wirtz; two daughters, Kendall Murphy and Hillary Wirtz; a stepdaughter, Elizabeth Queen; and six grandchildren. His marriage to Kathleen Whiston ended in divorce.

Donor	Common Recipients
Bill Goldring	John Boehner, Eric Cantor, Paul Ryan, Mac Collins, Republican National Committee, National Beer Wholesalers Association Political Action Committee, Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America Inc. Political Action Committee, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Max Baucus, Romney Victory
Frederick Hitchcock	John Boehner, Paul Ryan, Republican National Committee, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Carly Fiorina, Scott P Brown, Darin M LaHood, Romney Victory, LaHood for Congress, WinRed
Robert A Ortenzio	John Boehner, Richard Burr, Eric Cantor, Peter Roskam, Paul Ryan, Chuck Schumer, Keep Our Mission PAC, National Leadership PAC, Mitt Romney, Max Baucus, Romney Victory
David K Reyes	John Boehner, Daniel Lipinski, Peter Roskam, Paul Ryan, Republican National Committee, National Beer Wholesalers Association Political Action Committee, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, Right to Rise USA, Romney Victory
J Steven Hart	Richard Burr, Eric Cantor, John P. Kline, Jr., Paul Ryan, Mac Collins, Republican National Committee, Keep Our Mission PAC, John G Gard, Mitt Romney, Carly Fiorina, Romney Victory
Todd Ricketts	John Boehner, Richard Burr, Peter Roskam, Republican National Committee, Aaron Schock, Mitt Romney, Adam Kinzinger, Robert Dold, Romney Victory, WinRed, Senate Georgia Battleground Fund
Sam Fox	John Boehner, Richard Burr, Eric Cantor, Paul Ryan, Olympia Snowe, Republican National Committee, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, Right to Rise USA, Mike Bost
Doyce Boesch	John Boehner, Richard Burr, Eric Cantor, John P. Kline, Jr., Peter Roskam, Paul Ryan, Olympia Snowe, Mitt Romney, Carly Fiorina, Scott P Brown, WinRed
Nicholas Calio	John Boehner, Richard Burr, Eric Cantor, Peter Roskam, Olympia Snowe, Republican National Committee, Keep Our Mission PAC, Mitt Romney, Max Baucus, Scott P Brown, Robert Dold
Bob Dole	John Boehner, Richard Burr, John P. Kline, Jr., Peter Roskam, Paul Ryan, Olympia Snowe, Republican National Committee, Keep Our Mission PAC, Scott P Brown, Robert Dold, WinRed
Marc Lampkin	John Boehner, Richard Burr, Eric Cantor, John P. Kline, Jr., Peter Roskam, Republican National Committee, Together for Our Majority Political Action Committee (Tompac), Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, Robert Dold, Romney Victory
Edward B Rust Jr	John Boehner, Dick Durbin, Peter Roskam, Paul Ryan, Republican National Committee, Keep Our Mission PAC, Aaron Schock, Mitt Romney, Adam Kinzinger, Carly Fiorina, Robert Dold
Gary Sagui	John Boehner, Richard Burr, Dick Durbin, Peter Roskam, Paul Ryan, Republican National Committee, Mitt Romney, Carly Fiorina, Scott P Brown, Robert Dold, Romney Victory
Bruce Rauner	John Boehner, Dick Durbin, Peter Roskam, Republican National Committee, Aaron Schock, Mitt Romney, Max Baucus, Robert Dold, We Mean Business NFP PAC, Darin M LaHood, Mike Bost
Daniel R Murphy	John Boehner, Peter Roskam, Paul Ryan, Aaron Schock, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Carly Fiorina, Scott P Brown, Robert Dold, Right to Rise USA, Romney Victory
Robert Schellhas	John Boehner, Richard Burr, Eric Cantor, Peter Roskam, Paul Ryan, Republican National Committee, Aaron Schock, Mitt Romney, Adam Kinzinger, Carly Fiorina, Robert Dold
Richard D Fain	Richard Burr, Eric Cantor, Peter Roskam, Paul Ryan, Olympia Snowe, Republican National Committee, Keep Our Mission PAC, Jeb Bush, Max Baucus, Brad Schneider, Right to Rise USA
James C Kenny	John Boehner, Peter Roskam, Republican National Committee, Keep Our Mission PAC, Aaron Schock, John E Porter, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Adam Kinzinger, Robert Dold, Right to Rise USA
Mike Chappell	John Boehner, Richard Burr, Eric Cantor, Aaron Schock, John G Gard, Mitt Romney, Adam Kinzinger, Robert Dold, Darin M LaHood, Romney Victory, WinRed
Tom Scully	John Boehner, Richard Burr, Peter Roskam, Paul Ryan, Chuck Schumer, Olympia Snowe, Republican National Committee, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Max Baucus, Scott P Brown

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Bill Goldring