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
Thomas E McInerney	Richard Burr, Paul Ryan, Chuck Schumer, Olympia Snowe, Republican National Committee, Together for Our Majority Political Action Committee (Tompac), Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Right to Rise USA, WinRed
Bob Brooks	John Boehner, Richard Burr, Eric Cantor, Peter Roskam, Aaron Schock, John G Gard, Robert Dold, Darin M LaHood, LaHood for Congress, WinRed
Edward C Forst	Richard Burr, Eric Cantor, Paul Ryan, Chuck Schumer, Republican National Committee, Together for Our Majority Political Action Committee (Tompac), Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Right to Rise USA, Romney Victory
Bill Gates	Richard Burr, Eric Cantor, Dick Durbin, Peter Roskam, Paul Ryan, Chuck Schumer, Keep Our Mission PAC, National Leadership PAC, Max Baucus, Adam Kinzinger
James Bramsen	John Boehner, Peter Roskam, Paul Ryan, Republican National Committee, Aaron Schock, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, Robert Dold, Right to Rise USA
Michael Herson	Richard Burr, Eric Cantor, John P. Kline, Jr., Peter Roskam, Keep Our Mission PAC, Mitt Romney, Adam Kinzinger, Robert Dold, Darin M LaHood, Romney Victory
John K Castle	John Boehner, Richard Burr, Eric Cantor, Paul Ryan, Chuck Schumer, Republican National Committee, Mitt Romney, Max Baucus, Right to Rise USA, Romney Victory
Doyle Bartlett	John Boehner, Peter Roskam, Paul Ryan, Chuck Schumer, Keep Our Mission PAC, National Leadership PAC, Jeb Bush, Robert Dold, Right to Rise USA, WinRed
Ronald Perelman	John Boehner, Eric Cantor, Dick Durbin, Chuck Schumer, Republican National Committee, National Leadership PAC, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Right to Rise USA, Romney Victory
Anthony A Yoseloff	Richard Burr, Eric Cantor, Olympia Snowe, Mitt Romney, Max Baucus, Carly Fiorina, Scott P Brown, Robert Dold, Romney Victory, WinRed
Betsy DeVos	Richard Burr, John P. Kline, Jr., Paul Ryan, Republican National Committee, John G Gard, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Carly Fiorina, Scott P Brown, Romney Victory
Vin Weber	John Boehner, Richard Burr, Eric Cantor, John P. Kline, Jr., Peter Roskam, Paul Ryan, Republican National Committee, Keep Our Mission PAC, Mitt Romney, Adam Kinzinger
Marc Rowan	John Boehner, Eric Cantor, Dick Durbin, Chuck Schumer, Republican National Committee, Mitt Romney, Max Baucus, Alex Lasry, WinRed, Lasry For Wisconsin
Jack S. Levin	Richard Burr, Dick Durbin, Daniel Lipinski, Peter Roskam, Chuck Schumer, Aaron Schock, Mitt Romney, Adam Kinzinger, Robert Dold, Brad Schneider
Kimberley Fritts	John Boehner, Richard Burr, Eric Cantor, John P. Kline, Jr., Peter Roskam, Paul Ryan, Olympia Snowe, Keep Our Mission PAC, Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown
Susan Pence	John Boehner, Richard Burr, Eric Cantor, Peter Roskam, Paul Ryan, Republican National Committee, John G Gard, Mitt Romney, Carly Fiorina, Scott P Brown
Roselyne Chroman Swig	John Boehner, Richard Burr, Eric Cantor, Dick Durbin, Daniel Lipinski, Paul Ryan, Chuck Schumer, Max Baucus, Robert Dold, Brad Schneider
Matthew Steinmetz	John Boehner, Dick Durbin, Republican National Committee, Aaron Schock, Mitt Romney, Carly Fiorina, Scott P Brown, Robert Dold, Darin M LaHood, LaHood for Congress
Philip M Darivoff	John Boehner, Richard Burr, Daniel Lipinski, Paul Ryan, Chuck Schumer, Republican National Committee, Friends of Schumer, Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, WinRed
Richard Horvitz	John Boehner, Eric Cantor, Republican National Committee, Keep Our Mission PAC, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Carly Fiorina, Scott P Brown, Right to Rise USA, Romney Victory

Donor

Common Recipients

Thomas E McInerney

Richard Burr, Paul Ryan, Chuck Schumer, Olympia Snowe, Republican National Committee, Together for Our Majority Political Action Committee (Tompac), Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Right to Rise USA, WinRed

Bob Brooks

John Boehner, Richard Burr, Eric Cantor, Peter Roskam, Aaron Schock, John G Gard, Robert Dold, Darin M LaHood, LaHood for Congress, WinRed

Edward C Forst

Richard Burr, Eric Cantor, Paul Ryan, Chuck Schumer, Republican National Committee, Together for Our Majority Political Action Committee (Tompac), Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Right to Rise USA, Romney Victory

Bill Gates

Richard Burr, Eric Cantor, Dick Durbin, Peter Roskam, Paul Ryan, Chuck Schumer, Keep Our Mission PAC, National Leadership PAC, Max Baucus, Adam Kinzinger

James Bramsen

John Boehner, Peter Roskam, Paul Ryan, Republican National Committee, Aaron Schock, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, Robert Dold, Right to Rise USA